Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 2AS
How much crime is recorded in DL1 2AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haughton Le Skerne
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
DL1 2ASDarlington
How safe is DL1 2AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 2AS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL1 2ASNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour26.210.7
Burglary15.29.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.