Postcode · Spennymoor
Crime in DL16 6NU
How much crime is recorded in DL16 6NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
DL16 6NUSpennymoor
How safe is DL16 6NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL16 6NU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL16 6NUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Drugs9.12.4
Public order9.14.6
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.