Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rennie Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 165th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rennie Walk (DL1 1DU) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rennie Walk (DL1 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rocket Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dickinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yellowley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Dixon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rennie Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rennie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Iris Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Iris Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkspur Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Yellowley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yellowley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yellowley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Poplar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Poplar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wesley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wesley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisa Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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