Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 5NW
How much crime is recorded in DL1 5NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Park East
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,747 (2024)
DL1 5NWDarlington
How safe is DL1 5NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 5NW 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 5NWNational
Anti-social behaviour33.110.7
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary17.19.1
Shoplifting15.68.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.