Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beamish Rise area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 733rd 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 Beamish Rise (DH9 0UH) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beamish Rise (DH9 0UH), the main crime hotspot is near Brentwood Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beamish Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beamish Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beamish Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamish Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brentwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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