Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 359 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 Cobden Street (DL1 4JF) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (DL1 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingfisher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melsonby Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Stray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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