Crime Rates at Beech Avenue, Spennymoor, DL16 7ST

Beech Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 564th 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 Beech Avenue (DL16 7ST) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (DL16 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belle Vue Villas, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.