Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Duke Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 115th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Street (DL3 7AA) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (DL3 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Street, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Houndgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary South Arden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Houndgate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Houndgate Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houndgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skinnergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Houndgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raby Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houndgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Row β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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