Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mellanby Crescent area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 487th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mellanby Crescent (DL5 5AP) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellanby Crescent (DL5 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swan Walk, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mellanby Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escomb Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fowler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matthew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Matthew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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