Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wear View area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 709th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wear View (DL16 7PP) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wear View (DL16 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wear View, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shafto Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wear View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonnie Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wear View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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