Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acle Burn area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acle Burn (DL5 4XB) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acle Burn (DL5 4XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Andrews Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acle Burn (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acle Burn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acle Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslewood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carwardine Close —
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Data Sources

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