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Postcode · Newton Aycliffe

Crime in DL5 7QD

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

Neighbourhood
Newton Aycliffe North
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,306 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL5 7QD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL5 7QD 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
22.8
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 7QDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.94.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
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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