Crime Rates at Shelley Road, Darlington, DL1 1JH

Shelley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 21st 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 Shelley Road (DL1 1JH) in the last 12 months was 346.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (DL1 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Grove (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.