Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park vs Peterlee (Horden)

Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,412 crimes in the last 12 months. Peterlee (Horden) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,395 crimes. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Peterlee (Horden) shows +9.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (445 incidents). In Peterlee (Horden), it is Violent Crime (477 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park recorded 344 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Peterlee (Horden) recorded 179. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park totalled 445 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 477 in Peterlee (Horden). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park recorded 1,659 crimes (now 1,412, a change of -14.9%). Peterlee (Horden) recorded 1,279 crimes previously (now 1,395, +9.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park has a resolution rate of 25% and Peterlee (Horden) has 32.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Peterlee (Horden) is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park and Peterlee (Horden). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.