Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 54.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Wood Vue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 585th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Vue (DL16 6RF) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Spennymoor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Vue (DL16 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 82 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 Wood Vue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop'S Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Tyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ox Close Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ox Close Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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