Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 242nd 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 Spencer Road (DL16 7WA) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

In the area around Spencer Road (DL16 7WA), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weardale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulson Street —
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Data Sources

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