Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 23.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Parkside area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside (DL16 6SA) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Spennymoor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside (DL16 6SA), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibside Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Farndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rossmere Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gibside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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