Total Crime Rate
252.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eggleston View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 41st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eggleston View (DL3 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 191.6% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eggleston View (DL3 9SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ampleforth Way, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitby Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brinkburn & Faverdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ampleforth Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ampleforth Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jedburgh Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jedburgh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jedburgh Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunster Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunster Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atherstone Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atherstone Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hexham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hexham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitby Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherborne Close | β |
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