Total Crime Rate

340.4 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 340.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Archer Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 22nd 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 Archer Road (DL2 1BB) in the last 12 months was 340.4 per 1,000 residents and was 416.6% higher than the Hurworth average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 258.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Road (DL2 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Front, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Road area

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Data Sources

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