Crime Rates at Macmillan Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4LH

Macmillan Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 144th 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 Macmillan Road (DL5 4LH) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macmillan Road (DL5 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.