Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westcott Walk area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 580th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westcott Walk (DL5 5HA) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcott Walk (DL5 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Lee Green. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcott Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anne Swyft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hackworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bradford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Bradford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lambton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Green —
Sep 2025Public order Finchale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopper Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopper Road —
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Data Sources

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