Total Crime Rate

141.0 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 141.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Haughton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 101st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haughton Road (DL1 1JR) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 18 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 Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haughton Road (DL1 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Street North Back (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montrose Street North Back —
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Data Sources

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