Crime Rates at Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LH

Reading Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 159th 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 Reading Street (DL17 9LH) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Street (DL17 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.