Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Hammond Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 173rd 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 Hammond Drive (DL1 5TR) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammond Drive (DL1 5TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arkle Crescent, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swale Grove (10 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heslop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loraine Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Humber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humber Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Skerne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eamont Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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