Crime Rates at Hollyhill Gardens East, Stanley, DH9 6PQ

Hollyhill Gardens East area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Hollyhill Gardens East (DH9 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollyhill Gardens East (DH9 6PQ), 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.