Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxclose Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 535th 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 Oxclose Crescent (DL16 6RS) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxclose Crescent (DL16 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxclose Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dundas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ox Close Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street —
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dickens Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deneside —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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