Total Crime Rate

250.0 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 175th 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 Ashfield (DL5 7DB) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield (DL5 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechfield, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakfield (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashfield —
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechfield —
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Data Sources

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