Total Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rushyford Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 614th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rushyford Court (DL5 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Ewbank Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aycliffe North and Middridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewbank Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elstob Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrew Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faber Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bousfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanderson Close | — |
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