Total Crime Rate
190.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eden Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 363 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 Eden Crescent (DL1 5TW) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eden Crescent (DL1 5TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammond Drive, where police recorded 20 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Arkle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loraine Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Humber Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Humber Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arkle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arkle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arkle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammond Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heslop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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