Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

North Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 89th 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 North Road (DL1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.8% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DL1 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Primary Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wensleydale Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendleton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wales Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shildon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shildon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellor Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brougham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Public order Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
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Data Sources

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