Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Southend Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 94th highest crime rate of 359 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 7HT) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Avenue (DL3 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langholm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliffe Court —
Apr 2026Public order Southend Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southend Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Greenmount Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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