Total Crime Rate

246.7 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 246.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hurworth Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 177th 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 Hurworth Road (DL5 6UD) in the last 12 months was 246.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurworth Road (DL5 6UD), the main crime hotspot is near Horndale Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hurworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Horndale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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