Total Crime Rate

206.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hill Top area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 247th 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 Hill Top (DH9 0UL) in the last 12 months was 206.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top (DH9 0UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorntree Terrace, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beamish Rise (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamish Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beamish Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beamish Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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