Crime Rate in Pierremont, ward

Pierremont has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Darlington district and the 2154th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 167th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pierremont in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Darlington district average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pierremont’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pierremont ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.