Total Crime Rate

766.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 766.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 248.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 119.2 10/10
  • Public order 51.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Faraday Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 23rd 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 Faraday Close (DL16 7UY) in the last 12 months was 766.8 per 1,000 residents and was 402.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 295.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Close (DL16 7UY), the main crime hotspot is near Faraday Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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