Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yarm Road area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 82nd 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 Yarm Road (DL1 1XN) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Eastbourne average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Widgeon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shearwater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lanethorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”

Data Sources

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