Total Crime Rate

517.4 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 517.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newcomen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 49th 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 Newcomen Street (DL17 8PL) in the last 12 months was 517.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 260.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcomen Street (DL17 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davy Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newcomen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Davy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Davy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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