Total Crime Rate

263.3 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 263.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.2 7/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Northgate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 38th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Northgate (DL1 1UN) in the last 12 months was 263.3 per 1,000 residents and was 249.3% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Northgate (DL1 1UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Dobbin Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Northgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary High Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcnay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street
Sep 2025Public order Westbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A167 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A167 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A167
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Short Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Short Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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