Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 0JU
How much crime is recorded in DL3 0JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockerton & Hopetown
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
DL3 0JUDarlington
How safe is DL3 0JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 0JU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 0JUNational
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary5.69.1
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.