Crime Rates at Kirkstone Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DP

Kirkstone Place area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Kirkstone Place (DL5 7DP) in the last 12 months was 350.6 per 1,000 residents and was 346.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstone Place (DL5 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkstone Place, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.