Crime Rate in Spennymoor, ward

Spennymoor has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1164th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 111th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Spennymoor in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Spennymoor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 518 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 639 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Spennymoor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dickens Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.