Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leyburn Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 139th lowest 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 Leyburn Road (DL1 2ET) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Road (DL1 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primary Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Sep 2025Other crime China Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ruby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Primary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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