Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (TS21 2AD) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (TS21 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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