Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

This area has the 17th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 116th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DL2 3SL) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL2 3SL, the main crime hotspot is near B6275. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DL2 3SL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B6275 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6275 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B6275 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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