Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Primrose Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 104th 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 Primrose Street (DL3 7TN) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Street (DL3 7TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Eskdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Outram Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate
Apr 2026Drugs Skinnergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Powlett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street

Data Sources

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