Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milner Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 140th 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 Milner Road (DL1 5EU) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Road (DL1 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenwell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roslyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Backhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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