Total Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 136.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Taransay Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 105th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taransay Walk (DL1 3QH) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taransay Walk (DL1 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Jura Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taransay Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jura Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Hall Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Killin Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kilmarnock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lismore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ardmore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lismore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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