Total Crime Rate

238.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bowman Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 51st 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 Bowman Street (DL3 0HE) in the last 12 months was 238.4 per 1,000 residents and was 243.0% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowman Street (DL3 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primary Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crosby Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Primary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thompson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime China Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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