Crime Rates at The Shopping Centre, Stanley, DH9 6PF

The Shopping Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 116th 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 The Shopping Centre (DH9 6PF) in the last 12 months was 315.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.2% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shopping Centre (DH9 6PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Hill Gardens, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Hill Gardens East (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.