Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gresham Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 359 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 Gresham Close (DL1 2YT) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Close (DL1 2YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peterhouse Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deorna Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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