Total Crime Rate

436.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 436.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barningham Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 14th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barningham Street (DL3 6NT) in the last 12 months was 436.3 per 1,000 residents and was 596.0% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barningham Street (DL3 6NT), 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 Barningham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodds Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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