Total Crime Rate

269.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 269.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yarm Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 35th highest crime rate of 363 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 269.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% 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 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Widgeon Road (13 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearwater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Lynton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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