Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 7BD
How much crime is recorded in DL3 7BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- College & Park West
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,176 (2024)
DL3 7BDDarlington
How safe is DL3 7BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 7BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 7BDNational
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.