Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DL16 7NX) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DL16 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Wear View. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shafto Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Robinson Terrace Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Green Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Green Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wear View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wear View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wear View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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