Total Crime Rate
234.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 200th 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 King Street (DL16 6QH) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% higher than the Spennymoor average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (DL16 6QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheapside (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spennymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tees Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tees Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deneside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Armoury Street | β |
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