Crime Rates at Catherine Close, Spennymoor, DL16 6QD

Catherine Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catherine Close (DL16 6QD) in the last 12 months was 325.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 230.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 141.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Close (DL16 6QD), 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.