Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 6EB
How much crime is recorded in DL3 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockerton & Hopetown
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
DL3 6EBDarlington
How safe is DL3 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 6EB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.