Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheraton Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheraton Close (DL5 5QB) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheraton Close (DL5 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Parade. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheraton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Van Mildert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yacley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Skirlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Neville Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hackworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bek Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anne Swyft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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