Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurel Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 154th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Street (DL3 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Street (DL3 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhurst Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milkwood Court —
Sep 2025Public order Milkwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Avenue —
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Data Sources

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