Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Green Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 699th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Street (DH8 7PT) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Street (DH8 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Railway Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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