Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 5NS
How much crime is recorded in DL1 5NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- College & Park West
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,767 (2024)
DL1 5NSDarlington
How safe is DL1 5NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 5NS 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5NSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary4.49.1
Shoplifting2.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.