Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oakfield area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 551st 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 Oakfield (DL5 7AS) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield (DL5 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Elmfield Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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