Crap Towns / Newton Aycliffe / Crime

How much crime is there in Newton Aycliffe?

The police recorded 108 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Newton Aycliffe from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 108, down from 115 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	115	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	102	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	108	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	14.9	7.0
Shoplifting	13.5	7.1
Public order	9.2	6.6
Burglary	5.8	3.1
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Other crime	3.8	2.0
Drugs	2.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ferryhill	7.5 km	161
Shildon	4.3 km	147
Stockton-on-Tees	17.2 km	147
Bishop Auckland	8.0 km	145
Willington	12.3 km	124
Spennymoor	9.6 km	110
Newton Aycliffe	–	108
Darlington	10.3 km	105
Crook	15.0 km	101
Brandon	15.0 km	81.5
Egglescliffe	18.0 km	46.6
The typical town	–	76.2