Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Eden Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 854th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Eden Road (DL5 5RL) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eden Road (DL5 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Shield Walk. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bek Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Creighton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yacley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shield Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shield Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wycliffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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