Total Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Easson Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 173rd highest 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 Easson Road (DL3 6BA) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Easson Road (DL3 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barningham Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maude Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodds Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grace Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Lodge Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilkes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Lodge Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Forster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corporation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Easson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Widdowfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salisbury Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Widdowfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Widdowfield Street | Under investigation |
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