Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowes Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armoury Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —

Data Sources

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