Crime Rates at Finchale Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5HT

Finchale Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchale Road (DL5 5HT) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Road (DL5 5HT), 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.