Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newton Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Lane (DL3 9EX) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Lane (DL3 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Garth. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Redworth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryburgh View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cockerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Garth | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleasby View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staindrop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waterside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staindrop Road | — |
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