Total Crime Rate

517.4 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 517.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Main Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 49th 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 Main Street (DL17 8LA) in the last 12 months was 517.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 260.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (DL17 8LA), 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 Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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