Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sledmore Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 583rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sledmore Drive (DL16 7GP) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sledmore Drive (DL16 7GP), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sledmore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rokeby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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