Postcode · Stanley
Crime in DH9 0RT
How much crime is recorded in DH9 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ouston & Beamish
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
DH9 0RTStanley
How safe is DH9 0RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH9 0RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DH9 0RTNational
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Burglary10.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.