Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 6RT) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheapside, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxclose Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dickens Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ox Close Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Dickens Street Under investigation
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 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 Deneside β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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