Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newburn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Newburn Road (DH9 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Stanley average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newburn Road (DH9 0HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiphill Court, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newburn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Robert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Causey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newburn Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelaw Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamishburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamishburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kiphill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kiphill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robert Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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