Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 714th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Green Lane (DL12 8LE) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (DL12 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richardson Fields (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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