Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 59.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bewick Crescent area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 662nd lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bewick Crescent (DL5 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewick Crescent (DL5 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bewick Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bewick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B6443 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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