Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lingard Walk area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 597th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingard Walk (DL5 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilpin Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Chare (10 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clanny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baliol Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clarence Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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