Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 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 110.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elms Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 130th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elms Road (DL3 7PY) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Road (DL3 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollyhurst Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street North Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddlewood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Outram Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodds Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eskdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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