Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
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

Stainforth Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 308th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Stainforth Close (DL5 7NF) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stainforth Close (DL5 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkshead Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stainforth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkshead Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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