Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 6TW
How much crime is recorded in DL5 6TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
DL5 6TWNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 6TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 6TW 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6TWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime3.61.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.44.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.