Total Crime Rate

62.7 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 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Farndale area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 716th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Farndale (DL16 6SG) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farndale (DL16 6SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ox Close Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfields (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farndale area

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

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