Total Crime Rate

260.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.3 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 260.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Forge Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 37th 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 Forge Way (DL1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 139.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Way (DL1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lucknow Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucknow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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