Crime Rates at Coniston Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8EZ

Coniston Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 641st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Coniston Road (DL17 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Road (DL17 8EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.