Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 257.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Burglary 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Timothy Terrace 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 Timothy Terrace (DL16 7UF) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Timothy Terrace (DL16 7UF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Timothy Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dickens Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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