Total Crime Rate
113.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keats Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 623rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Keats Close (DH9 6TS) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keats Close (DH9 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Terrace. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kipling Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
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