Total Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wear 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 7PP) 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 7PP), 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 Wear View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shafto Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Green Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wear View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wear View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Green Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wear View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Robinson Terrace Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhills Under investigation
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Data Sources

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