Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Parkside area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 751st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Parkside (DL16 6RX) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Spennymoor average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside (DL16 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ox Close Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Close Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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