Crime Rates at Wooler Drive, The Middles, Stanley, DH9 6FG

Wooler Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 758th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wooler Drive (DH9 6FG) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wooler Drive (DH9 6FG), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Hill Gardens East. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.