Total Crime Rate
121.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Vue 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 Wood Vue (DL16 6RQ) 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 Wood Vue (DL16 6RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deneside, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyne Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spennymoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thompson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowes Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tees Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tees Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deneside | — |
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