Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 217.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leafield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 57th highest crime rate of 359 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 Leafield Road (DL1 5DF) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leafield Road (DL1 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Backhouse Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leafield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Roslyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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