Total Crime Rate

245.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 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 245.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whessoe Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 41st 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 Whessoe Road (DL3 0QS) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 271.9% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whessoe Road (DL3 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whessoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences I'Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order I'Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wederly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westmoreland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Therby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleton Close —
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Data Sources

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