Total Crime Rate

191.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.3 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 191.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 137.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Heath Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 296th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (DL16 7DS) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (DL16 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near West Terrace. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inglesgarth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road —
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Data Sources

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