Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Skerries Walk area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 121st 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 Skerries Walk (DL1 3QA) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skerries Walk (DL1 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jura Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunrobin Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skerries Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fotheringhay Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lismore Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skerries Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stonehaven Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lismore Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardmore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ardmore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lismore Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shetland Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moffat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jura Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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