Crime Rates at Railway Gardens, Stanley, DH9 8QB

Railway Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 558th 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 Railway Gardens (DH9 8QB) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Gardens (DH9 8QB), 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.