Crime Rates at Derwent Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8HF

Derwent Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 553rd 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 Derwent Road (DL17 8HF) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (DL17 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.