Crime Rates at Gatcombe Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4YH

Gatcombe Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 606th 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 Gatcombe Close (DL5 4YH) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 433.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatcombe Close (DL5 4YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneleigh Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fawn Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.