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Postcode · Newton Aycliffe

Crime in DL5 7LG

How much crime is recorded in DL5 7LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Newton Aycliffe North
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,193 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL5 7LG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 7LG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7LGNational
Burglary36.69.1
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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