Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 4QX
How much crime is recorded in DL5 4QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,485 (2024)
DL5 4QXNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 4QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 4QX 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
DL5 4QXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary8.39.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.