Total Crime Rate

135.9 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 135.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Park Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Park Road (DL16 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Park Road (DL16 6NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Avenue. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arlington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arlington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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