Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wiseman Walk area has the 28th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 666th 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 Wiseman Walk (DL5 4JW) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiseman Walk (DL5 4JW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wiseman Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Chandler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shield Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shield Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Crescent
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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