Total Crime Rate
334.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Durham Road (DH9 6LS) in the last 12 months was 334.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.3% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durham Road (DH9 6LS), 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.
View Crime In Stanley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B6532 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kier Hardie Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B6532 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kneller Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kier Hardie Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engels Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hill Gardens East | Under investigation |
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