Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ross Walk area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 780th highest 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 Ross Walk (DL5 5BB) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Walk (DL5 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swan Walk, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gunn Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunn Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Swan Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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