Crime Rates at Hutton Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4QS

Hutton Place area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 739th 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 Hutton Place (DL5 4QS) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hutton Place (DL5 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Well House Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.