Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wear View area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wear View (DL16 7PN) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wear View (DL16 7PN), 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.
View Crime In Ferryhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wear View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhills | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wear View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shafto Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robinson Terrace | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wear View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Gardens | — |
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