Total Crime Rate

614.6 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 614.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
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

York Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 8th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Street (DL1 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 614.6 per 1,000 residents and was 715.3% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 215.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Street (DL1 2UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lucknow Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Street North Back (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montrose Street North Back —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engine House Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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