Crime Rates at North Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6AW

North Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (DL16 6AW) in the last 12 months was 512.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.5% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (DL16 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.