Total Crime Rate

309.8 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 309.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 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

High Northgate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 26th 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 High Northgate (DL1 1UR) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Northgate (DL1 1UR), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Northgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A167 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary High Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A167 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcnay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A167 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Short Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Gurney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldam Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Short Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
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Data Sources

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