Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Betjeman Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 588th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Betjeman Close (DH9 6UD) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% lower than the Stanley average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betjeman Close (DH9 6UD), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Betjeman Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kipling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumbria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Close Under investigation
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