Crime Rates at Hickstead Rise, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4TP

Hickstead Rise area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 532nd 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 Hickstead Rise (DL5 4TP) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickstead Rise (DL5 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneleigh Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fawn Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.