Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Forres Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forres Court (DH9 6UZ) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forres Court (DH9 6UZ), 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 Forres Court area

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

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