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Crime in DL3 8AJ

How much crime is recorded in DL3 8AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hummersknott
Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,018 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL3 8AJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 8AJ area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8AJNational
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% 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.

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