Crime Rates at Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1XQ

Yarm Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 10th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 505.0 per 1,000 residents and was 257.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarm Road (DL1 1XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocket Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.