Postcode · Ferryhill
Crime in DL17 0LH
How much crime is recorded in DL17 0LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
DL17 0LHFerryhill
How safe is DL17 0LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL17 0LH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
DL17 0LHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Other theft12.54.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.