Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 9AA
How much crime is recorded in DL3 9AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockerton & Hopetown
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
How safe is DL3 9AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 9AA area, 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 9AANational
Anti-social behaviour40.210.7
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Shoplifting21.78.4
Criminal damage and arson16.64.7
Burglary8.09.1
Public order6.84.6
Other theft5.94.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.