Total Crime Rate
153.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carmel Road North area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 89th 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 Carmel Road North (DL3 9TB) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carmel Road North (DL3 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heatherwood Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garthlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garthlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyes Hill Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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