Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Half Moon Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Half Moon Lane (DL16 6HG) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Half Moon Lane (DL16 6HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Woodlands, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Half Moon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tudhoe Moor Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudhoe Moor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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