Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beech Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 181st highest 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 Beech Road (DL1 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (DL1 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cloverdale. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fotheringhay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nairn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloverdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braemar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fotheringhay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmpton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebay Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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