Total Crime Rate

185.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 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 185.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 75th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (DL1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.5% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DL1 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Primary Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Public order Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendleton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wensleydale Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
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Data Sources

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