Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alverton Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 67th 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 Alverton Drive (DL3 0GA) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverton Drive (DL3 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Faverdale Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westerhope Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alverton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westerhope Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raisby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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