Crime Rates at Derwent Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8HB

Derwent Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 686th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Road (DL17 8HB) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (DL17 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Road, where police recorded 39 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.