Postcode · Spennymoor
Crime in DL16 7HF
How much crime is recorded in DL16 7HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spennymoor West
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,221 (2024)
DL16 7HFSpennymoor
How safe is DL16 7HF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL16 7HF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7HFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.