Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL2 1TH
How much crime is recorded in DL2 1TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Billingham West, Stillington & Longnewton
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
DL2 1THDarlington
How safe is DL2 1TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL2 1TH 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
DL2 1THNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.