Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prior Dene area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 101st 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 Prior Dene (DL3 9EW) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prior Dene (DL3 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Garth (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prior Dene area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Garth Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cockerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forcett Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garthlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Forcett Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Forcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forcett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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