Total Crime Rate

155.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aykley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aykley Road (DH1 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aykley Road (DH1 5JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carrside. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aykley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brackenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aykley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lund Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrside —
Sep 2025Public order Carrside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carrside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caterhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caterhouse Road —
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Data Sources

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