Total Crime Rate

504.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 504.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Drugs 38.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parkgate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 11th 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 Parkgate (DL1 1RR) in the last 12 months was 504.8 per 1,000 residents and was 569.5% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 5.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 234.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkgate (DL1 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilda Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hird Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sanderson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntley Street —
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Data Sources

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