Spennymoor (Low Spennymoor) — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Durham Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Durham Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

81 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (76): ▲ 5 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences32 · 40%
Anti-social behaviour16 · 20%
Shoplifting14 · 17%
Public order4 · 5%
Other crime4 · 5%
Other theft3 · 4%
Criminal damage and arson2 · 2%
Theft from the person2 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

87 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect48 · 55%
Awaiting court outcome19 · 22%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified15 · 17%
Local resolution2 · 2%
Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Further action is not in the public interest1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Local shops have been targeted by shoplifters in the Spennymoor town. There are a number of prolific shop lifters who are continuing to target shops causing a high demand on Police resources.

Photos of local shop lifters provided to local

Set: 2026-04-22