Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 4TD
How much crime is recorded in DL5 4TD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
DL5 4TDNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 4TD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 4TD 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 4TDNational
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 90% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.