Crime Rates at Rushyford Court, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4RF

Rushyford Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 341st 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 Rushyford Court (DL5 4RF) in the last 12 months was 164.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushyford Court (DL5 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heatherburn Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewbank Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.