Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 5AZ
How much crime is recorded in DL5 5AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe East
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,272 (2024)
DL5 5AZNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 5AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 5AZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5AZNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.