Total Crime Rate

289.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 289.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Moorlands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 30th 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 Moorlands Road (DL3 9JR) in the last 12 months was 289.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands Road (DL3 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garthlands Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moorlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Garthlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garthlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auckland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Garth —
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Data Sources

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