Postcode · Newton Aycliffe
Crime in DL5 7PS
How much crime is recorded in DL5 7PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Aycliffe North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,747 (2024)
DL5 7PSNewton Aycliffe
How safe is DL5 7PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 7PS 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 7PSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other crime3.61.5
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.