Crime Rates at Bousfield Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4JD

Bousfield Crescent area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 810th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bousfield Crescent (DL5 4JD) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bousfield Crescent (DL5 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.