Total Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 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 152.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 413th 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 Cavendish Court (DL17 8PY) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Court (DL17 8PY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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