Crime Rates at Mellanby Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5BH

Mellanby Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 374th 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 Mellanby Crescent (DL5 5BH) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellanby Crescent (DL5 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swan Walk, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bury Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.