Total Crime Rate

473.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 61 local areas in College , and the 9th highest crime rate of 359 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 1RX) in the last 12 months was 473.0 per 1,000 residents and was 654.7% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 181.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkgate (DL1 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Backhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pensbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanderson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Middleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hargreave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargreave Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanderson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreave Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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