Total Crime Rate

486.3 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 486.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 54th 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 This (DL16 6NP) in the last 12 months was 486.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.3% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL16 6NP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DL16 6NP area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bamburgh Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armoury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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