Crime Rates at Osric Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4QQ

Osric Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 791st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Osric Place (DL5 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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