Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 135th 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 Tower Road (DL3 6RU) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 280.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (DL3 6RU), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhurst Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Witbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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