Total Crime Rate

235.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 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 235.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pleasant View area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 49th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pleasant View (DL3 0HB) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 256.4% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleasant View (DL3 0HB), the main crime hotspot is near Primary Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pleasant View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntershaw Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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