Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Garburn Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 522nd 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 Garburn Place (DL5 7DE) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garburn Place (DL5 7DE), 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 Garburn Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainforth Close —
Apr 2026Public order Airton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keld Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rylstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshead Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Kirkstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockyer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kirkstone Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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