Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Girvan Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Girvan Close (DH9 6UY) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Stanley average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girvan Close (DH9 6UY), the main crime hotspot is near Brentwood Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Girvan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brentwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorntree Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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