Total Crime Rate

84.6 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 84.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Seven Hills Court area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 787th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seven Hills Court (DL16 6FH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seven Hills Court (DL16 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near York Hill Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seven Hills Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order York Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Hill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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