Spennymoor (Middlestone Moor) — 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

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

Compared with May 2026 (49): ▲ 6 (12%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences20 · 36%
Criminal damage and arson7 · 13%
Public order7 · 13%
Anti-social behaviour6 · 11%
Burglary5 · 9%
Drugs3 · 5%
Vehicle crime3 · 5%
Shoplifting2 · 4%

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

68 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect42 · 62%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified15 · 22%
Awaiting court outcome4 · 6%
Local resolution3 · 4%
Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 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

There have been an increase of reports of shoplifting from these stores.

Attended store and collected a copy of the stores policy re shoplifting. An updated copy of shopwatch photographs circulated to both stores

Set: 2026-05-06