Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 4RG
How much crime is recorded in DL5 4RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,158 (2024)
DL5 4RGNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 4RG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 4RG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4RGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary14.99.1
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.