Crime in DL5 7PA
How much crime is recorded in DL5 7PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe West
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
DL5 7PANewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 7PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 93.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 7PA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.