Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 128.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Salters Lane North area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 112th highest crime rate of 363 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 Salters Lane North (DL1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane North (DL1 3EF), 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 Salters Lane North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmwood Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Bensham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmcroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Elmcroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft —
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
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Data Sources

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