Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hawthorne Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Road (DL16 7EL) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 141.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Road (DL16 7EL), 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 Hawthorne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heather Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heather Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fern Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moorside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moorside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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