Crime in DL17 0DW
How much crime is recorded in DL17 0DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chilton
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,143 (2024)
DL17 0DWFerryhill
How safe is DL17 0DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 126.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL17 0DW area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.