Total Crime Rate

572.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 572.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Other theft 96.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.7 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 360 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 3LU) in the last 12 months was 572.4 per 1,000 residents and was 549.2% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL1 3LU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatham Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brafferton Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DL1 3LU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Coatham Lane —
Oct 2025Other theft Coatham Lane Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Coatham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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