Total Crime Rate

512.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 512.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jackson Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jackson Street (DL16 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 512.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.5% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jackson Street (DL16 6AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jackson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deneside β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dickens Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ox Close Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”

Data Sources

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