Total Crime Rate
163.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kinross Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 370th 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 Kinross Drive (DH9 6UT) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kinross Drive (DH9 6UT), 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.
View Crime In Stanley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maynes Way | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawick Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawick Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawick Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brentwood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Girvan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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