Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 363 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 This (DL5 6TN) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL5 6TN, the main crime hotspot is near Eastfields Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DL5 6TN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hill Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cherrytree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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