Postcode · Ferryhill
Crime in DL17 9DZ
How much crime is recorded in DL17 9DZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Trimdon & Fishburn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,215 (2024)
DL17 9DZFerryhill
How safe is DL17 9DZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL17 9DZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 9DZNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary11.19.1
Shoplifting7.68.4
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.