Total Crime Rate
169.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kitchener Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 74th highest crime rate of 363 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 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% 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 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barningham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barningham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barningham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Corporation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Corporation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mildred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkes Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wilson Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rosebery Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barron Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barningham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmsford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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