Crime Rates at Wansbeck Avenue, Stanley, DH9 6HS

Wansbeck Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 546th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansbeck Avenue (DH9 6HS) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Craghead and South Moor average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Avenue (DH9 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A693, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ritson Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.