Total Crime Rate
110.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West View Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Stanley , and the 646th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Stanley average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% 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 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland View (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Good Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Good Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6076 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beamish Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
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