Crime Rates at Darlington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8EX

Darlington Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darlington Road (DL17 8EX) in the last 12 months was 241.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlington Road (DL17 8EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southside (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.