Total Crime Rate

382.4 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 382.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Other crime 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watt Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watt Street (DL17 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 201.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 305.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watt Street (DL17 8PJ), 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 Watt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street —
Sep 2025Public order Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackworth Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackworth Street Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Davy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Davy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6287 —
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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