Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burn Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burn Lane (DL5 4PG) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burn Lane (DL5 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Faulkner Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bousfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstob Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Blossom Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faulkner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanderson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thurlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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