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Crime in DL2 1PA

How much crime is recorded in DL2 1PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Middleton & Hurworth
Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,368 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL2 1PA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL2 1PA 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DL2 1PANational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Criminal damage and arson12.94.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.

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