Total Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Neasham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 15th 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 Neasham Road (DL2 1LD) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neasham Road (DL2 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Pounteys Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Darlington

Crime Over Time in Neasham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway —
Apr 2026Other theft Dinsdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale —
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorntree Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑