Total Crime Rate

288.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 288.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenwell Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 31st 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 Greenwell Street (DL1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 142.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwell Street (DL1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grainger Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Geneva Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Backhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Backhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Backhouse Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backhouse Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backhouse Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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