Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aidan Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 456th 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 Aidan Close (DH9 0UD) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Stanley average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aidan Close (DH9 0UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Masefield Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stanley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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