Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 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

Butler Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 512th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butler Road (DL5 5LT) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butler Road (DL5 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butler Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moule Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castlereagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moule Close Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowes Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bewick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewick Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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