Total Crime Rate

854.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 854.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 235.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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

Kellaw Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 6th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kellaw Road (DL1 4YA) in the last 12 months was 854.7 per 1,000 residents and was 313.6% higher than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 192.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kellaw Road (DL1 4YA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kellaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Carlson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Way Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Carlson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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