Total Crime Rate
388.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whessoe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 15th 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 Whessoe Road (DL3 0RD) in the last 12 months was 388.4 per 1,000 residents and was 458.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 177.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whessoe Road (DL3 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haig Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harrowgate Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheraton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheraton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westmoreland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmoreland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Appleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Appleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prospect Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marske Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheraton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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