Total Crime Rate

239.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 239.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Napier Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 47th highest crime rate of 359 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 Napier Street (DL3 7DN) in the last 12 months was 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 281.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Street (DL3 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Napier Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Powlett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Raby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raby Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnergate —
Apr 2026Drugs Skinnergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodds Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliffe Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skinnergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street North Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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