Crime Rates at West View Gardens, Stanley, DH9 8AR

West View Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 332nd 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 West View Gardens (DH9 8AR) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Stanley average (124.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 228.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Gardens (DH9 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Good Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland View (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.