Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitworth Terrace area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 434th 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 Whitworth Terrace (DL16 7LF) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Terrace (DL16 7LF), 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 Whitworth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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