Total Crime Rate

1536.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1536.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 380.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 374.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 345.1 10/10
  • Public order 135.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
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

Clifford Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 4th 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 Clifford Road (DH9 0XG) in the last 12 months was 1536.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1136.1% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -2.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 542.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Road (DH9 0XG), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Bus Station. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beamish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smailes Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ritson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beamish Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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