Total Crime Rate

275.7 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 275.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Other crime 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bessemer Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessemer Street (DL17 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Street (DL17 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hackworth Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bessemer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackworth Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Westcott Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcott Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcott Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6287 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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