Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 72.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wylam Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 792nd 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 Wylam Road (DH9 0EN) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Stanley average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wylam Road (DH9 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiphill Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wylam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumbria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pelaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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