Total Crime Rate

510.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 510.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Drugs 133.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harper Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 53rd 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 Harper Grove (DL16 6FN) in the last 12 months was 510.9 per 1,000 residents and was 234.5% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 198.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 290.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harper Grove (DL16 6FN), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Avenue. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harper Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arlington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arlington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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