Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 100th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longfield Road (DL3 0HS) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Road (DL3 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowman Street, where police recorded 53 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 Longfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thompson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drinkfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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