Crime Rates at Walcher Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4LU

Walcher Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Walcher Road (DL5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcher Road (DL5 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.