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Overview of Darlington crime rate

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With a medium crime rating, Darlington is ranked 11th among nearby areas, having reported 13,365 incidents in 2023 for a population of 107,799. This results in a crime rate of 123.98 per 1,000 residents, indicating a 6.69% decrease from the previous year and pointing towards positive strides in crime reduction.

The most prevalent crime types in Darlington are Violence and sexual offences (36.8%), Anti-social behaviour (14.0%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.1%). The rarest crimes include possession of weapons, theft from the person, and robbery, each making up less than 1% of the total crime figure.

Darlington’s 20 wards show varying crime rates, with Park East (389.7), Northgate (217.1), and North Road (202.4) experiencing the highest rates. The safest wards are Hurworth (48.5), Hummersknott (33.5), and Mowden (30.1).

Reviewing Postcode districts within Darlington, DL1 (157.4), DL4 (153.7), and DL5 (124.8) have the highest crime rates, while TS11 (78.1), DL2 (77.8), and DL8 (49.3) are notably safer.

In Darlington, there was a slight increase in Anti-social behaviour by 2.14% in 2020 and in Violence and sexual offences by 1.75% in 2022. Shoplifting also saw a rise by 3.79% in 2023. However, there were significant declines, including a consistent decrease in Anti-social behaviour over the following years, reductions in Burglary in 2021, and drops in Criminal damage and arson, Other theft, and Shoplifting in 2020, with a continued decrease in Shoplifting in 2021. Violence and sexual offences saw a decrease in 2020 and again in 2023.

Darlington crime incidents by crime type

A total of 13365 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4922 (36.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1876 (14.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1485 (11.1)%
Public order – 1227 (9.2)%
Shoplifting – 1037 (7.8)%
Other theft – 787 (5.9)%
Vehicle crime – 691 (5.2)%
Burglary – 424 (3.2)%
Other crime – 304 (2.3)%
Drugs – 293 (2.2)%
Bicycle theft – 138 (1.0)%
Possession of weapons – 82 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 57 (0.4)%
Robbery – 42 (0.3)%

How does Darlington compare against nearby areas ?

Darlington ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Darlington wards

There are 20 wards within Darlington. Park East, Northgate (Darlington), North Road has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.