Crime Rates at Church Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 8LP

Church Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 850th 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 Church Lane (DL17 8LP) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (DL17 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market 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.