Total Crime Rate
239.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dixon Road 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 Dixon Road (DL5 5HS) 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 Dixon Road (DL5 5HS), 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.
View Crime In Aycliffe East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpasture Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bewick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradford Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lambton Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lee Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Finchale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Horndale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castlereagh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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