Crime Rates at Blair Avenue, Spennymoor, DL16 6NY

Blair Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blair Avenue (DL16 6NY) in the last 12 months was 766.8 per 1,000 residents and was 402.0% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 295.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blair Avenue (DL16 6NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catherine Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.