Crime Rates at South Court, Spennymoor, DL16 7BL

South Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 187th 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 South Court (DL16 7BL) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Court (DL16 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorn Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorside (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.