Total Crime Rate

395.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 395.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitby Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 14th 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 Whitby Way (DL3 9SW) in the last 12 months was 395.0 per 1,000 residents and was 355.6% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Way (DL3 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Minors Crescent. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wentworth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ampleforth Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ampleforth Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kenilworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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