Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 806th 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 Wood Lane (DL16 6JP) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (DL16 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Tyne Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tees Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armoury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowes Grove —
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Data Sources

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