Crime Rates at Trent Place, Skerne Park, Darlington, DL1 5TX

Trent Place 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 Trent Place (DL1 5TX) 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 Trent Place (DL1 5TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbury Mews, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.