Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Carding Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carding Drive (DL1 1NA) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carding Drive (DL1 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carding Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murrayfield Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodison Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paton Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carding Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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