Total Crime Rate

505.0 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 505.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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 · 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 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 10th 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 1EA) in the last 12 months was 505.0 per 1,000 residents and was 257.3% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Rocket Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yarm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Louisa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6280 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rocket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rocket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundew Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rennie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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