Total Crime Rate

154.1 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Percy Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrowgate Hill , and the 88th highest crime rate of 363 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 Percy Road (DL3 0RX) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Harrowgate Hill average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Road (DL3 0RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Hill, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mewburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitching Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drinkfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whessoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whessoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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