Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Research Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 113th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Research Road (DL2 2HT) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Research Road (DL2 2HT), the main crime hotspot is near Teeswater. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Research Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teeswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colpitts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Turf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steam Plough Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colpitts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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