Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Wallas Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 757th 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 Wallas Road (DL5 5LN) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallas Road (DL5 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowes Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6443 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castlereagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bewick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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