Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sorrel Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 158th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sorrel Close (DL1 3FD) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Close (DL1 3FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celandine Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sorrel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close

Data Sources

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