Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tyne Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 530th 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 Tyne Crescent (DL16 6QY) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tyne Crescent (DL16 6QY), the main crime hotspot is near Cheapside. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tyne Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Other theft Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armoury Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowes Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tees Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ox Close Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deneside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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