Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Littlebeck Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Haughton & Springfield , and the 181st lowest 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 Littlebeck Drive (DL1 2TU) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Haughton & Springfield average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlebeck Drive (DL1 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Furness Street. Police recorded 15 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 Littlebeck Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Furness Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martindale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quantock Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Wheeldale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danby Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Lammermuir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mossbank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mossbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locomotive Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Deorna Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairngorm Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Street —
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Data Sources

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