Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 2XD
How much crime is recorded in DL1 2XD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haughton Le Skerne
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
DL1 2XDDarlington
How safe is DL1 2XD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 2XD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2XDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.64.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.