Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fountains View area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 107th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountains View (DL3 9RH) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains View (DL3 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eggleston View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hall View Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staindrop Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staindrop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chase Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chase Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eggleston View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nickstream Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleasby View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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