Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Alverton Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 724th 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 Alverton Drive (DL5 7PP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverton Drive (DL5 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 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 Alverton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alverton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chestnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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