Total Crime Rate

268.7 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 268.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Borough Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 36th 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 Borough Road (DL1 1SW) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 256.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 158.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (DL1 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanderson Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montrose Street North Back —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hird Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Middleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilda Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sanderson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Eastern Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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