Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rowan Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 639th 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 Rowan Place (DL5 7BB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Place (DL5 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkstone Place. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kirkstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Aycliffe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kirkstone Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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