Total Crime Rate

157.7 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 157.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashtree Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 369th 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 Ashtree Close (DL5 4FD) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting 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 crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashtree Close (DL5 4FD), the main crime hotspot is near Alan Gray Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashtree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alan Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Alan Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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