Total Crime Rate

367.7 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 367.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Public order 34.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southend Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 17th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southend Avenue (DL3 7HL) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher than the Park East average (289.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Avenue (DL3 7HL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Powlett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Southend Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southend Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southend Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harewood Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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