Darlington crime rate
Overview of Darlington crime rate
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.
Darlington crime incidents 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 ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Darlington is compared against
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.
List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Darlington wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Darlington
There are 8 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Darlington. Highest crime rates in DL1, DL4, DL5 .
- DL1 – 157.4
- DL4 – 153.7
- DL5 – 124.8
- DL3 – 102.8
- TS21 – 88.4
- TS11 – 78.1
- DL2 – 77.8
- DL8 – 49.3
Postcode districts in Darlington
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