Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leasingthorne Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Leasingthorne Road (DL16 7JW) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasingthorne Road (DL16 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue House Estate, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leasingthorne Road area

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Data Sources

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