Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Princes Mews area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 718th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Mews (DH9 7NY) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Mews (DH9 7NY), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Bus Station. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Bus Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Ritson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braidwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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