Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bamburgh Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Haughton & Springfield , and the 176th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bamburgh Place (DL1 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Haughton & Springfield average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Place (DL1 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Belsay Walk. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bamburgh Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lammermuir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beadnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Wheeldale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mossbank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mossbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meldon Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meldon Close —
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Data Sources

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