Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Covert area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 636th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Covert (DL5 7LH) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Covert (DL5 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Alston Crescent. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 39 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 The Covert area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alston Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stocks Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hambleton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zetland Hunt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zetland Hunt Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fewston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Alston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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