Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Garth area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Garth (DL16 6HX) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Garth (DL16 6HX), the main crime hotspot is near Keswick Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ullswater Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keswick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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