Ferryhill ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.3% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (6.4 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 23% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (6.3 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.3% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (4.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Ferryhill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,697 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,463 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Ferryhill ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 123 mapped crimes in September 2024; 164 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ferryhill
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
123
11
October 2024
137
12
November 2024
117
15
December 2024
136
11
January 2025
110
19
February 2025
102
13
March 2025
110
17
April 2025
124
34
May 2025
120
36
June 2025
142
18
July 2025
123
23
August 2025
119
20
September 2025
109
19
October 2025
160
18
November 2025
111
14
December 2025
136
15
January 2026
104
9
February 2026
106
13
March 2026
138
21
April 2026
153
23
May 2026
182
18
June 2026
161
21
July 2026
173
24
August 2026
164
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ferryhill
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
733
criminal damage arson
229
shoplifting
195
public order
140
vehicle crime
98
other theft
87
burglary
71
other crime
58
drugs
44
possession of weapons
18
theft from the person
10
robbery
9
bicycle theft
5
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
