Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.1 7/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferens Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 840th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferens Close (DH1 1JX) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferens Close (DH1 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilesgate Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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