Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pateley Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 541st highest 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 Pateley Close (DL5 7NG) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pateley Close (DL5 7NG), 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 Pateley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

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