Total Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 7.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

Lile Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 30th 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 Lile Gardens (TS21 2EF) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% lower than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lile Gardens (TS21 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caden Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterwick Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lile Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crispin Court
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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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