Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Springwell Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Haughton & Springfield , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springwell Terrace (DL1 2AL) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Haughton & Springfield average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwell Terrace (DL1 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Latimer Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beadnell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springwell Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meldon Close
Sep 2025Public order Ted Fletcher Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salters Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salters Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meldon Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beadnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wheeldale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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