Total Crime Rate

239.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 239.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Bede Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 188th 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 Bede Crescent (DL5 5HB) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bede Crescent (DL5 5HB), 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 Bede Crescent area

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

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