Crime Rates at Houndgate, Darlington, DL1 5RF

Houndgate area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the highest crime rate of 363 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 Houndgate (DL1 5RF) in the last 12 months was 4647.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6064.5% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 416 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 9 cases , up 28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 585 (≈ 1875.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndgate (DL1 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near East Row. Police recorded 435 crimes here, including 193 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.