Total Crime Rate

261.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Rufus Green North area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 165th 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 Rufus Green North (DL5 4AP) in the last 12 months was 261.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 161.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufus Green North (DL5 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Eden Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rufus Green North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wycliffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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