Total Crime Rate
156.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glebe Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 363 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 Glebe Road (DL1 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Road (DL1 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Elmcroft. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harrowgate Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elmcroft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elmcroft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmcroft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakland Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elmcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elmcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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