Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skerne Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 114th 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 Skerne Way (DL2 2BH) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skerne Way (DL2 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foss Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skerne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tweed Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Foss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skerne Way —
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Data Sources

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