Total Crime Rate

253.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hareson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aycliffe North and Middridge , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hareson Road (DL5 7QT) in the last 12 months was 253.8 per 1,000 residents and was 223.2% higher than the Aycliffe North and Middridge average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hareson Road (DL5 7QT), the main crime hotspot is near Stainmore Crescent. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 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 Hareson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockyer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cestria Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Stainmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainmore Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Luttryngton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolviston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenlee Garth —
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Data Sources

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