Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Anne Swyft Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 669th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Anne Swyft Road (DL5 5HD) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anne Swyft Road (DL5 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Parade. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anne Swyft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sheraton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6443 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clarence Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hackworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Close 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 Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baliol Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neville Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neville Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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