Total Crime Rate

219.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 219.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kirkby Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 57th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkby Close (DL1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Close (DL1 2PN), 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 Kirkby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prescott Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engine House Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prescott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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