Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Blossom Mews 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 Cherry Blossom Mews (DL5 4SQ) 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 Cherry Blossom Mews (DL5 4SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sid Chaplin Drive. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Blossom Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bates Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sugar Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alan Gray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockwell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sid Chaplin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sid Chaplin Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Bloomesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sid Chaplin Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alan Gray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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