Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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

Abbey Green area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 694th 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 Abbey Green (DL16 6PD) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower 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 21 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Green (DL16 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Avenue. Police recorded 265 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eve Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birch Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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