Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yarm Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 154th lowest 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 Yarm Road (DL1 1XE) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinsdale Crescent, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mead (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haven Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skylark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyclamen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
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Data Sources

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