Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 3AX
How much crime is recorded in DL1 3AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrowgate Hill
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
DL1 3AXDarlington
How safe is DL1 3AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 3AX area, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 3AXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.