Total Crime Rate

798.4 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 798.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wales Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 6th 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 Wales Street (DL3 0LT) in the last 12 months was 798.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1048.8% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wales Street (DL3 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wales Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Appleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Appleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A167 —
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldam Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shildon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Gurney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Street —
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Data Sources

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