Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Stray area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 150th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Stray (DL1 1EP) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Stray (DL1 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Stray, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mead (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Stray area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Stray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Stray —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Stray Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stray Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skylark Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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