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Crime in Spennymoor (Chilton Ward): 99 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

99 crimes were recorded in and around Spennymoor (Chilton Ward) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is up by 48 on the 51 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Shoplifting: 34 reports (34% of the total) Violent crime: 21 reports (21% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 12 reports (12% of the total) Vehicle crime: 12 reports (12% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 7 reports (7% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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