Crime Rates at St Pauls Gardens, Spennymoor, DL16 7LS

St Pauls Gardens area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 434th 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 St Pauls Gardens (DL16 7LS) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Gardens (DL16 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosa Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.