Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingard Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 502nd 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 Lingard Walk (DL5 5EF) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingard Walk (DL5 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Van Mildert Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingard Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clanny Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilpin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Van Mildert Road —
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Data Sources

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