Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Drive (DL1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Drive (DL1 1DG), 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 Heron Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shearwater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lynton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estoril Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widgeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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