Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Winterton Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aycliffe East , and the 284th 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 Winterton Avenue (TS21 3NH) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Aycliffe East average (159.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -6.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 620.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winterton Avenue (TS21 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winterton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farfield Manor Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Wright Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Wright Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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