Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milbank Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Milbank Road (DL3 9NH) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milbank Road (DL3 9NH), 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 Milbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glaisdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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