Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hammond Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 359 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 Hammond Drive (DL1 5TR) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammond Drive (DL1 5TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammond Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hammond Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skerne Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humber Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Swale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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