Postcode · Ferryhill
Crime in DL17 9AY
How much crime is recorded in DL17 9AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,258 (2024)
DL17 9AYFerryhill
How safe is DL17 9AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL17 9AY 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9AYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.