Total Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartley Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 671st lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartley Terrace (DL16 6DU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Spennymoor average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartley Terrace (DL16 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witton Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spennymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowes Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Armoury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thompson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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