Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 217.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Embankment area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 59th 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 Victoria Embankment (DL1 5JS) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Embankment (DL1 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwell Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Embankment Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Embankment Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary South Arden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
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Data Sources

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