Crime Rates at King Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6QQ

King Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 27th 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 King Street (DL16 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 743.2 per 1,000 residents and was 386.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 256.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (DL16 6QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 145 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.