Total Crime Rate

145.8 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Coverdale Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 413th 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 Coverdale Court (DL5 7PY) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coverdale Court (DL5 7PY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Coverdale Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alverton Drive 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 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Chestnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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