Crime Rates at Deneside, Spennymoor, DL16 6RB

Deneside 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 Deneside (DL16 6RB) 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 Deneside (DL16 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.