Crime Rates at Brancepeth Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8EB

Brancepeth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brancepeth Road (DL17 8EB) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancepeth Road (DL17 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensworth Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.