Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.2 1/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Upper Church Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Church Street (DL16 6HT) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ).

In the area around Upper Church Street (DL16 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Keswick Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ullswater Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keswick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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