Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aintree Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 854th 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 Aintree Drive (DL14 6FH) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aintree Drive (DL14 6FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dixon Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Aintree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Catherines Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Catherines Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdforth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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