Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 5HT
How much crime is recorded in DL5 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
How safe is DL5 5HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 5HT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Burglary13.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.84.6
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.