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Crime in DL3 9

How much crime is recorded in DL3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Population
23,686 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL3 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL3 9, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Anti-social behaviour27.310.7
Shoplifting18.08.4
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Public order8.54.6
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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