Crime Rates at Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1ED

Yarm Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 81st highest crime rate of 359 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 Yarm Road (DL1 1ED) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinsdale Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mead (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.