Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Elmfield Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 359 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 Elmfield Terrace (DL3 6NA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Terrace (DL3 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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