Total Crime Rate

719.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 719.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 256.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other crime 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Ohanlan Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 33rd 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 Ohanlan Street (DL16 6RY) in the last 12 months was 719.8 per 1,000 residents and was 352.6% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 256.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ohanlan Street (DL16 6RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ohanlan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Vue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cheapside Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop'S Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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