Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wear Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 708th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wear Road (DH9 6HH) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wear Road (DH9 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Bus Station. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reynolds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A693 —
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Data Sources

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