Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Mead area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 75th highest crime rate of 363 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 The Mead (DL1 1EX) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mead (DL1 1EX), 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 Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stray Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyclamen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Stray Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Stray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Stray —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yellowley Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haven Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skylark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yellowley Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
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Data Sources

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