Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eden Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eden Crescent (DL1 5TN) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eden Crescent (DL1 5TN), 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 | 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 | Coleridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heslop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loraine Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Way | Under investigation |
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