Crime Rates at Shearwater Avenue, Darlington, DL1 1DQ

Shearwater Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shearwater Avenue (DL1 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Avenue (DL1 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.