Crime Rates at Forfar Close, Darlington, DL1 3PR

Forfar Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 359 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 Forfar Close (DL1 3PR) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forfar Close (DL1 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.