Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 0AX
How much crime is recorded in DL3 0AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrowgate Hill
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
DL3 0AXDarlington
How safe is DL3 0AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 0AX 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
DL3 0AXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary12.89.1
Public order6.64.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.