Crime Rates at Lyon Walk, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5LZ

Lyon Walk area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 768th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyon Walk (DL5 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Walk (DL5 5LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.