Crime Rates at Faraday Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8PD

Faraday Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 628th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Street (DL17 8PD) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Street (DL17 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Hackworth Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.