Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kirkdale area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Spennymoor , and the 491st 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 Kirkdale (DL16 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale (DL16 6UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bransdale. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Under investigation
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Data Sources

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