Total Crime Rate

204.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 204.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Foss Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 65th highest crime rate of 359 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 Foss Court (DL2 2BX) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 192.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foss Court (DL2 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foss Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foss Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skerne Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tweed Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Public order Shannon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkle Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Foss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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