Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 0YF
How much crime is recorded in DL3 0YF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrowgate Hill
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
DL3 0YFDarlington
How safe is DL3 0YF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 0YF 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 0YFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary14.39.1
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.