Total Crime Rate

590.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 590.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shaw Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Shaw Street (DL16 6AT) in the last 12 months was 590.9 per 1,000 residents and was 271.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 194.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shafto Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Villa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Street —
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundas Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dundas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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