Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mowlam Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mowlam Drive (DH9 6YZ) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mowlam Drive (DH9 6YZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Masefield Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Stanley

Crime Over Time in Mowlam Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kipling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑