Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 6LR
How much crime is recorded in DL3 6LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Darlington & Pierremont
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
DL3 6LRDarlington
How safe is DL3 6LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 6LR area, well 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6LRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.