Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawkshead Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Hawkshead Place (DL5 7DG) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (79.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkshead Place (DL5 7DG), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkshead Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aycliffe North and Middridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkshead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkshead Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rylstone Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkshead Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bluebell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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