Crime Rates at Creighton Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5AA

Creighton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 313th 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 Creighton Road (DL5 5AA) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creighton Road (DL5 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swan Walk, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bury Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.