Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 81st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DL1 3NF) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in DL1 3NF area

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Data Sources

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