Crime Rates at Stanhope Close, Spennymoor, DL16 6LZ

Stanhope Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 680th 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 Stanhope Close (DL16 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Close (DL16 6LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witton Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.