Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 741st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Spennymoor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (DL16 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Tyne Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scargill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Witton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witton Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Vue —
Apr 2026Other theft Bowes Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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