Crime and Safety in Ferryhill
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Ferryhill is the third most dangerous small town in Durham, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of Durham's 169 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Ferryhill in 2026 is 150 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Durham's overall crime rate, coming in 62% higher than the Durham rate of 93 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Ferryhill is among the top 20 most dangerous small towns, and the 155th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In July 2024, Ferryhill had the worst crime rate in Durham for robbery, with 5 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.51 per 1,000 daytime population. September 2024 was also a bad month for Ferryhill residents, when it was Durham's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 1 crime at a rate of 0.10 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Ferryhill are violence and sexual offences, with 638 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 64. This is 7% higher than 2025's figure of 594 offences and a difference of 4.40 from 2025's crime rate of 60. Ferryhill's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 5 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 5 crimes.
Ferryhill 2026 Crime Scorecard
Third Most Dangerous
Small Towns, Durham
76% higher, regional crime rate
North East
108% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Ferryhill is 76% higher than the North East and 108% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Ferryhill Crime Rate Over Time
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Ferryhill Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Ferryhill represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Ferryhill's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Ferryhill up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Ferryhill's 263 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Ferryhill • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Ferryhill has a crime risk score of 824. This is based on analysis of 263 nearby areas within Ferryhill, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Ferryhill's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Ferryhill, crime risk scores are typically around 824, while in Durham they are average 597.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 841 (620 for Durham), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 872 (Durham 654).
Trends in Crime Risk
Ferryhill
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Ferryhill's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
The five-year trend may be static; no significant trend was identified in Ferryhill's crime risk scores during this timeframe.
Over the last year, Ferryhill's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 11%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Ferryhill
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Ferryhill • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences have a crime rate of 22 reports per 1,000 people in Ferryhill, which is 3.45 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 215 crime reports logged by Durham Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Durham Police recorded 15 reports of Possession of Weapons in Ferryhill, resulting in a crime rate of 1.50 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 3.00.
The crime rate for Shoplifting is 2.66 times the national average at 19 reports per 1,000. This is from 188 crime reports reported to Durham Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
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Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Theft From the Person offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 5.22 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 3.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 34% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Ferryhill
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.86 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.43 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 100% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.98 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 5.32 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 63% over this timeframe.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.10 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 3.03 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 31% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Ferryhill • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Ferryhill | Durham | North East | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 221 | 22.31 | 1.58 | 21,236 | 21.77 | 1.54 | 60,647 | 19.76 | 1.40 |
| Bicycle Theft | 5 | 0.50 | 1.92 | 442 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 1,566 | 0.51 | 0.70 |
| Burglary | 79 | 7.96 | 2.54 | 4,323 | 4.45 | 1.42 | 12,568 | 4.10 | 1.31 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 215 | 21.67 | 3.45 | 12,150 | 12.48 | 1.99 | 31,671 | 10.32 | 1.64 |
| Drugs | 38 | 3.81 | 1.23 | 2,604 | 2.67 | 0.86 | 7,960 | 2.59 | 0.84 |
| Other Crime | 54 | 5.42 | 3.19 | 3,366 | 3.45 | 1.86 | 10,427 | 3.40 | 1.84 |
| Other Theft | 77 | 7.78 | 1.37 | 5,251 | 5.39 | 0.95 | 16,082 | 5.24 | 0.92 |
| Possession of Weapons | 15 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 865 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 2,627 | 0.84 | 0.99 |
| Public Order | 116 | 11.71 | 2.02 | 7,032 | 7.21 | 1.24 | 22,100 | 7.21 | 1.24 |
| Robbery | 8 | 0.80 | 1.57 | 956 | 0.99 | 0.84 | 3,786 | 1.23 | 1.04 |
| Shoplifting | 188 | 18.96 | 2.66 | 11,443 | 11.74 | 1.65 | 33,748 | 10.99 | 1.54 |
| Theft From the Person | 6 | 0.60 | 0.92 | 367 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 1,449 | 0.47 | 0.30 |
| Vehicle Crime | 47 | 4.73 | 1.19 | 3,887 | 3.99 | 0.93 | 11,617 | 3.77 | 0.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 638 | 64.34 | 2.12 | 37,505 | 38.47 | 1.27 | 104,999 | 34.22 | 1.13 |
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Total Crime by Year
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,486 | 149.78 | 2.17 | 90,191 | 92.54 | 1.29 | 260,600 | 84.89 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 1,416 | 143.71 | 2.03 | 88,066 | 90.91 | 1.23 | 272,201 | 89.21 | 1.21 |
| 2024 | 1,539 | 156.99 | 2.16 | 94,185 | 98.24 | 1.30 | 285,067 | 94.47 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 1,748 | 178.50 | 2.37 | 98,214 | 103.45 | 1.31 | 295,603 | 99.04 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | 1,435 | 147.53 | 1.99 | 87,295 | 93.37 | 1.22 | 273,599 | 93.03 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | 1,316 | 135.40 | 2.06 | 81,877 | 88.29 | 1.29 | 250,848 | 85.95 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | 1,441 | 148.15 | 2.07 | 88,443 | 95.52 | 1.29 | 276,026 | 94.68 | 1.28 |
| 2019 | 1,282 | 131.39 | 1.83 | 91,887 | 99.51 | 1.31 | 298,335 | 102.44 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 1,273 | 129.69 | 1.93 | 84,427 | 91.51 | 1.29 | 280,195 | 96.33 | 1.35 |
| 2017 | 833 | 84.42 | 1.46 | 67,067 | 72.65 | 1.14 | 226,807 | 78.00 | 1.22 |
| 2016 | 234 | 23.68 | 1.46 | 19,601 | 21.18 | 1.11 | 66,798 | 22.96 | 1.20 |
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Ferryhill Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murton | 1,208 | 157.78 | 5% more dangerous |
| Ferryhill | 1,486 | 149.78 | - |
| Shildon | 1,431 | 135.14 | 10% safer |
| Bishop Auckland | 2,446 | 134.08 | 10% safer |
| Peterlee | 2,499 | 116.58 | 22% safer |
| Crook | 997 | 99.78 | 33% safer |
| Spennymoor | 2,498 | 98.79 | 34% safer |
| Chester-le-Street | 2,189 | 86.97 | 42% safer |
| Seaham | 2,062 | 87.01 | 42% safer |
| Belmont | 835 | 78.73 | 47% safer |
Comparing Ferryhill to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 47% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 45% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 44% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 35% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 30% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 30% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 29% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 28% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 28% safer |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 17% safer |
| Ferryhill | 149.78 | - |
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Offences In and Around Ferryhill's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Ferryhill that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Duncombe Cemetery | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Mainsforth Row Gardens | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| William Street Allotments | 3 | - | 2 | - | 10 | 7 |
| Dean Bank Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Davy Street Allotments | - | 4 | 4 | - | 23 | 20 |
| Storehouse Allotments | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 42 |
| King Georges Field | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | 7 |
| Bertha Street Allotments | 11 | 4 | 8 | - | 42 | 24 |
Recent Crimes in Ferryhill
The 20 most recent crime reports in Ferryhill.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Siemans Street | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Lambton Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Cleveland View | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Dean Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Ravensworth Road | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Ravensworth Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Ravensworth Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Beech Grove | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Church Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Thirlmere Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cleveland View | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Petrol Station | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ravensworth Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Watt Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near High Street |
Methodology & Data Sources
Ferryhill Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Ferryhill during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Ferryhill Data Points
For Ferryhill, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04010628.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Ferryhill's daytime - or "workday" - population of 7,823 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Ferryhill