Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Inverary Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 142nd lowest 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 Inverary Close (DL1 3QW) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inverary Close (DL1 3QW), 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.
View Crime In Harrowgate Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlebay Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jura Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fotheringhay Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nairn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunrobin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cloverdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lismore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lismore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fotheringhay Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ardmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlebay Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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