Crime Rates at Central Drive, Spennymoor, DL16 7DN

Central Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 747th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Drive (DL16 7DN) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Ferryhill average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (DL16 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Moorside. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.