Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Half Moon Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 6HH) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Half Moon Lane (DL16 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Court. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Half Moon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haif Moon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haif Moon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Half Moon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6288 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6288 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lakeside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weardale Street —
Apr 2026Other theft B6288 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Woodlands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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