Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hurworth Hunt area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hurworth Hunt (DL5 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurworth Hunt (DL5 7LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Alston Crescent. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Malvern Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alston Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Malvern Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenlee Garth | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fewston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fewston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fewston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zetland Hunt | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Crescent | β |
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