Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tower Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 127th 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 Tower Road (DL3 6RU) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (DL3 6RU), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhurst Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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