Crime Rates at Medway Gardens, Stanley, DH9 7PR

Medway Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 584th 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 Medway Gardens (DH9 7PR) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Gardens (DH9 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.