Crime Rates at Market Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8JH

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (DL17 8JH) in the last 12 months was 1275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1435.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (DL17 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.