Crime Rates at Coleridge Gardens, Skerne Park, Darlington, DL1 5AJ

Coleridge Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 107th highest crime rate of 363 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 Coleridge Gardens (DL1 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Park East average (289.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coleridge Gardens (DL1 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbury Mews, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.