Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bowes Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 825th highest 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 Bowes Grove (DL16 6LT) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Grove (DL16 6LT), 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 Bowes Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Tees Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Bowes Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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