Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cullen Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 136th highest crime rate of 363 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 Cullen Close (DL1 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cullen Close (DL1 3PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyll Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harrowgate Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyonette Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyll Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Killin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sparrow Hall Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kilmarnock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockwell Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyll Close | β |
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