Total Crime Rate
148.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harewood Terrace area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 95th highest crime rate of 363 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 Harewood Terrace (DL3 7HX) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harewood Terrace (DL3 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakdene Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penny Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southend Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southend Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southend Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harewood Terrace | Under investigation |
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