Crime Rates at Silkin Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4HD

Silkin Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silkin Way (DL5 4HD) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkin Way (DL5 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebba Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.