Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hummersknott , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Drive (DL3 8BD) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Hummersknott average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Edinburgh Drive (DL3 8BD), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yiewsley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulthorpe Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Freville Grove Under investigation
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 Edinburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Garthorne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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