Total Crime Rate

212.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Other crime 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Grange Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 High Grange Road (DL16 6RA) in the last 12 months was 212.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher than the Spennymoor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Grange Road (DL16 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop'S Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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