Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenways area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 629th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenways (DH8 7DE) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Delves Lane average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenways (DH8 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Dale, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladywell Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pixley Dell Under investigation
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Data Sources

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