Total Crime Rate

298.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Darlington Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

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 Darlington Road (DL14 9HT) in the last 12 months was 298.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.3% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlington Road (DL14 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darlington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Public order Oakley Manor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Manor Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arnold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Race Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
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Data Sources

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