Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 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 53.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Barn Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 581st 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 High Barn Road (DL5 6PY) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Barn Road (DL5 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfields Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Barn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jenison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elderberry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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