Crime Rates at William Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 7SH

William Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 578th 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 William Street (DH9 7SH) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (DH9 7SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.