Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (DL16 6AP) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (DL16 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosa Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ox Close Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shafto Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stratton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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