Total Crime Rate

176.2 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 176.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Pauls Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 307th 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 St Pauls Close (DL16 7NG) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Close (DL16 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosa Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Rosa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rosa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rosa Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rosa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
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Data Sources

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