Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 120.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wildair Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 120th 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 Wildair Close (DL2 2FN) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wildair Close (DL2 2FN), the main crime hotspot is near Teeswater. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wildair Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teeswater —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Teeswater Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turf Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Fowler Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winding Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wildair Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Comets Garth —
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Data Sources

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