Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hamsterley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamsterley Road (DL5 7QB) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower 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 4 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamsterley Road (DL5 7QB), 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 Hamsterley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Eade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alverton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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