Total Crime Rate

558.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 558.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other theft 89.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 9th highest crime rate of 363 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 The Cottages (DL1 3LX) in the last 12 months was 558.6 per 1,000 residents and was 544.4% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (86.7 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 ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cottages (DL1 3LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatham Lane, where police recorded 41 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 The Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coatham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coatham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coatham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coatham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coatham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coatham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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