Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Watson Park area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 600th 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 Watson Park (DL16 6NB) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Park (DL16 6NB), the main crime hotspot is near Tudhoe Moor. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolmie Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolmie Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolmie Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudhoe Moor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tudhoe Moor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tolmie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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