Crime Rates at Dent Walk, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4LZ

Dent Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dent Walk (DL5 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 782.0 per 1,000 residents and was 389.2% higher than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 221.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dent Walk (DL5 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.