Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 109th highest crime rate of 363 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 37.8% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 238.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allan Street (DL1 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Grove (32 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
Sep 2025Public order Church Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prescott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engine House Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prescott Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgarth Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgarth Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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