Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Eden 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.

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Crime Over Time in Eden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loraine Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Humber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humber Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heslop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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