Total Crime Rate

533.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 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 533.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bamburgh Parade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bamburgh Parade (DL16 6NW) in the last 12 months was 533.3 per 1,000 residents and was 235.3% higher than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Parade (DL16 6NW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bamburgh Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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