Total Crime Rate

261.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 261.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 166th 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 Clarence Street (DL16 7TQ) in the last 12 months was 261.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (DL16 7TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dundas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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