Total Crime Rate

435.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 435.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 214.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charles Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (DL1 2HU) in the last 12 months was 435.8 per 1,000 residents and was 560.7% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (DL1 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wales Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A167 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denmark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denmark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellor Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleton Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Katherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A167 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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