Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eskdale Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 67th 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 Eskdale Street (DL3 7DE) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 212.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Street (DL3 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raby Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Outram Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eskdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Raby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodds Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddlewood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street North Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Powlett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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