Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowes 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.
View Crime In Spennymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tees Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tees Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowes Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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