Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 181.6 9/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Causey Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 319th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Causey Drive (DH9 0LN) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Stanley average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Causey Drive (DH9 0LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiphill Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beamishburn Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Causey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pelaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badger'S Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pearson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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