Crime Rates at Alnwick Close, Ferryhill, DL17 8QX

Alnwick Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 427th 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 Alnwick Close (DL17 8QX) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Close (DL17 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensworth Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bertha Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.