Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

West Park Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 719th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 West Park Lane (TS21 2BA) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Aycliffe East average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park Lane (TS21 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End —
Apr 2026Other crime Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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