Total Crime Rate

325.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 325.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yarm Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 24th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1BD) in the last 12 months was 325.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% higher than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Widgeon Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Widgeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flamingo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hirst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hirst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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