Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 52.2 5/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moor Farm Estate area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 564th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Farm Estate (DL16 7DE) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Farm Estate (DL16 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Farm Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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