Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 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 56.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Scargill Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 611th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Scargill Drive (DL16 6LY) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Spennymoor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scargill Drive (DL16 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Witton Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scargill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scargill Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witton Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Witton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowes Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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