Total Crime Rate

782.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 782.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 266.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Public order 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dalton Way 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 Dalton Way (DL5 4NB) 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 Dalton Way (DL5 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyon Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Greenwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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