Total Crime Rate

859.0 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 859.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 269.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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

Yarm Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 5th 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 1BE) in the last 12 months was 859.0 per 1,000 residents and was 302.3% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Close (17 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 2025Burglary Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Carlson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salters Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salters Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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