Crime Rates at Stanhope Gardens, Stanley, DH9 8QQ

Stanhope Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Gardens (DH9 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Gardens (DH9 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Court, where police recorded 37 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.