Total Crime Rate

267.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 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 267.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (DL1 3BL) in the last 12 months was 267.8 per 1,000 residents and was 306.0% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DL1 3BL), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Place —
Apr 2026Public order Bowman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendleton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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