Crime Rates at Osbert Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4QB

Osbert Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 106th 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 Osbert Place (DL5 4QB) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 309.8% higher than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osbert Place (DL5 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sid Chaplin Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.