Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brinkburn Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 363 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 Brinkburn Road (DL3 6DR) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkburn Road (DL3 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wilson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barron Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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