Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.3 10/10
  • Other theft 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Causey Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 229th 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 Causey Drive (DH9 0LP) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Stanley average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Causey Drive (DH9 0LP), 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 Causey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Vehicle crime Causey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kiphill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kiphill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kiphill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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