Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 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 179.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • 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

Kitchener Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 78th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitchener Street (DL3 6NL) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 186.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Street (DL3 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barningham Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kitchener Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopetown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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