Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Orchard Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (DL3 6HS) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (DL3 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhurst Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olympic Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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