Total Crime Rate

416.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 416.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.6 10/10
  • Other crime 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Beaumont Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Beaumont Street (DL17 8PH) in the last 12 months was 416.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 210.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Street (DL17 8PH), 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.

View Crime In Ferryhill

Crime Over Time in Beaumont Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rennie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Davy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcomen Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑