Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oakland Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 110th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakland Gardens (DL1 3EE) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakland Gardens (DL1 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmcroft, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glebe Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakland Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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