Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.8 5/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elton Road (DL3 8NA) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elton Road (DL3 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heatherwood Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glaisdale Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glaisdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyes Hill Grove —
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Data Sources

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