Total Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 193.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Shakespeare Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 286th 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 Shakespeare Close (DH9 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Close (DH9 6UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brentwood Court, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorntree Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Girvan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Maynes Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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