Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Glebe Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glebe Road (DL1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebe Road (DL1 3EA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Glebe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elmcroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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