Crime Rate in Stanley, ward

Stanley has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1041st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 103rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stanley in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stanley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 531 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stanley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near A693, with 119 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brentwood Court (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.