Total Crime Rate

226.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Easson Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 54th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Easson Road (DL3 6BD) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Easson Road (DL3 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Easson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grace Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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