Total Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aylward Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 755th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aylward Place (DH9 6XF) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aylward Place (DH9 6XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladysmith Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fonteyn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fonteyn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fonteyn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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