Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yarm Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 128th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1EB) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Crescent, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Yarm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dixon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Dixon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rennie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Close —
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
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Data Sources

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