Total Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 256.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pease Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pease Way (DL5 5NG) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pease Way (DL5 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pease Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order Tunstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowes Road β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Bewick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castlereagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpasture Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Simpasture Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moule Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moule Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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