Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Allan Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 105th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allan Street (DL1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allan Street (DL1 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lily Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Street
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove
Apr 2026Public order Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucknow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Under investigation

Data Sources

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