Total Crime Rate

309.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 309.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • 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

Upper Westbrook area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 26th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Westbrook (DL3 6TB) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 394.3% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Westbrook (DL3 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Marburn Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Westbrook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonomi Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A167 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A167 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A167 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marburn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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