Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Chapel Row area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 581st 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 Chapel Row (DL16 7BF) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Row (DL16 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watson Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abley Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hirst Court —
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Data Sources

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