Crime Rate in Ferryhill, ward

Ferryhill has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 617th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 58th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ferryhill in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ferryhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 585 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 726 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ferryhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.