Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Other theft 46.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aynsley Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aynsley Terrace (DH8 5LX) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aynsley Terrace (DH8 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Mason Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aynsley Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bertha Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mason Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barr Hills —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aynsley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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