Crime Rates at Whinlatter Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DR

Whinlatter Place area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 67th 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 Whinlatter Place (DL5 7DR) in the last 12 months was 448.2 per 1,000 residents and was 464.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinlatter Place (DL5 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkstone Place, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.