Postcode · Stanley
Crime in DH9 7PS
How much crime is recorded in DH9 7PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanley South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,905 (2024)
DH9 7PSStanley
How safe is DH9 7PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH9 7PS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 7PSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.