Total Crime Rate
257.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Craddock Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Craddock Street (DL16 7TB) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Craddock Street (DL16 7TB), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosa Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dundas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dundas Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ivy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dickens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dickens Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dickens Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rosa Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craddock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
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