Total Crime Rate
297.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parkside area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside (DL1 5TG) in the last 12 months was 297.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Park East average (289.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkside (DL1 5TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeside, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Humber Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heslop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammond Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Humber Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loraine Crescent | — |
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