Total Crime Rate

727.6 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 727.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • 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

North Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 7th 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 North Road (DL1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 727.6 per 1,000 residents and was 946.9% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 163.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DL1 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henry Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A167 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldam Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Richard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gurney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A167 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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