Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 101.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Lane North area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 138th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salters Lane North (DL1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakland Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elmcroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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