Total Crime Rate

641.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 641.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.3 10/10
  • Other theft 103.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 96.6 10/10
  • Drugs 41.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 8th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

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 This (DL1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 641.4 per 1,000 residents and was 630.8% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 179.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL1 3LS, the main crime hotspot is near Brafferton Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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