Crime Rates at Parkside, Darlington, DL1 5TD

Parkside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 86th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside (DL1 5TD) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside (DL1 5TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbury Mews, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.