Total Crime Rate

1144.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

680.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1144.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 680.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 453.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 299.0 10/10
  • Public order 195.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.9 10/10
  • Other theft 61.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hawkesbury Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 4th 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 Hawkesbury Mews (DL3 6RR) in the last 12 months was 1144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1725.7% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 680.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesbury Mews (DL3 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollyhurst Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkesbury Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddlewood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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