Total Crime Rate

286.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darlington Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 135th 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 Darlington Road (DL17 8JS) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlington Road (DL17 8JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Darlington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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