Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bede Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bede Crescent (DL5 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee Green, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradford Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bede Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hackworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baliol Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6443 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheraton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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