Crime Rates at North Drive, Spennymoor, DL16 7EE

North Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Drive (DL16 7EE) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 141.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (DL16 7EE), 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.