Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haughton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 359 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 Haughton Road (DL1 2DA) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haughton Road (DL1 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Throstlenest Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frosterley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throstlenest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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