Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 160.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
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

Eppleby Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 91st highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eppleby Way (DL1 4TP) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eppleby Way (DL1 4TP), 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 Eppleby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
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 Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melsonby Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Harris Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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