Crime Rates at Horndale Avenue, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DS

Horndale Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 580th 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 Horndale Avenue (DL5 6DS) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horndale Avenue (DL5 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee Green, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bewick Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.