Total Crime Rate
179.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montrose Street North Back area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 79th highest crime rate of 359 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 Montrose Street North Back (DL1 1PU) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montrose Street North Back (DL1 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucknow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engine House Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engine House Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engine House Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engine House Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engine House Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Street North Back | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dundee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | East Mount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundee Street | Under investigation |
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