Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lascelles Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lascelles Avenue (DL5 7HW) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lascelles Avenue (DL5 7HW), the main crime hotspot is near Stainmore Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aycliffe North and Middridge

Crime Over Time in Lascelles Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hambleton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stainmore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stainmore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claxton Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwick Avenue

Data Sources

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