Total Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Airton Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Airton Place (DL5 7ND) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airton Place (DL5 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkshead Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Airton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rylstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Airton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Askrigg Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keld Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merlin Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainforth Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merlin Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshead Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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