Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 35.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bates Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 160th 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 Bates Avenue (DL3 0UE) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Avenue (DL3 0UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bates Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadowfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elvet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandriggs Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Nickstream Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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