Crime Rates at South View, Ferryhill, DL17 8JB

South View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 561st 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 South View (DL17 8JB) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (DL17 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.