Total Crime Rate

241.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 192nd 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 Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate (DL17 8LH) in the last 12 months was 241.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate (DL17 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saddler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcomen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rennie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Davy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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