Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cross Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 145th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (DL3 0LS) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (DL3 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wales Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Katherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellor Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wales Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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