Crime Rates at Lees Street, Stanley, DH9 0DA

Lees Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Lees Street (DH9 0DA) in the last 12 months was 621.9 per 1,000 residents and was 399.3% higher than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Street (DH9 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near A693. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.