Total Crime Rate

114.7 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Palmer Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 565th 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 Palmer Road (DL5 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (DL5 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Parade. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gilpin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hackworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Van Mildert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Neville Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anne Swyft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clanny Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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