Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Merrybent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Merrybent (DL2 2LD) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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