Crime Rates at Watson Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5JX

Watson Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 657th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Road (DL5 5JX) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (DL5 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simpasture Gate, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.