Total Crime Rate

211.5 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 211.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brunton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 62nd 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 Brunton Street (DL1 4EN) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunton Street (DL1 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocket Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6280 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bank Top Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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