Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Biscop Crescent area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 599th 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 Biscop Crescent (DL5 5PU) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biscop Crescent (DL5 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 258 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 Biscop Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heild Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Skirlaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheraton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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