Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Somerset Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 58th 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 Somerset Grove (DL1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Grove (DL1 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road 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 Dorset Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Westgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throstlenest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frosterley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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