Total Crime Rate

126.5 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 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rock Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 503rd 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 Rock Road (DL16 7DA) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Road (DL16 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near West Terrace. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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