Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 4SF
How much crime is recorded in DL1 4SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Firthmoor
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,751 (2024)
DL1 4SFDarlington
How safe is DL1 4SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 4SF 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 4SFNational
Burglary18.09.1
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.41.5
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.