Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bluebell Close area has the lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 2nd lowest 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 Bluebell Close (DL3 0YU) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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.
In the area around Bluebell Close (DL3 0YU), the main crime hotspot is near Auckland Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A68 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olympic Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olympic Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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