Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushmoor area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushmoor (DL16 6NX) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushmoor (DL16 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Faraday Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rushmoor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6288 —
Apr 2026Burglary Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weardale Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lakeside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B6288 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6288 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merrington View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrington View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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