Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Georges Gate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Gate (DL2 1FD) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Hurworth average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Georges Gate (DL2 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Haxby Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haxby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheltenham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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