Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 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
  • 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

Abbey Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 99th 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 Abbey Road (DL3 8LR) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (DL3 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Glaisdale Court. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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