Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Emerson Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 687th 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 Emerson Way (DL5 5HG) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerson Way (DL5 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee Green, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bewick Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Emerson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bradford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bradford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyon Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Finchale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lambton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopper Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopper Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castlereagh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Green —
Sep 2025Burglary Bewick Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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