Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edinburgh Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hummersknott , and the 142nd 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 Edinburgh Drive (DL3 8AU) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher than the Hummersknott average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Drive (DL3 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Garthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yiewsley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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