Total Crime Rate

472.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 472.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 375.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Stanhope Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Close (DH7 8XE) in the last 12 months was 472.2 per 1,000 residents and was 379.8% higher than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 395.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Close (DH7 8XE), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Close. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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