Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stephenson Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 699th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Stephenson Way (DL5 7AA) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Way (DL5 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tunstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Stead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castlereagh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebba Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road —
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Data Sources

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