Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 9ER
How much crime is recorded in DL3 9ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Darlington & Pierremont
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,188 (2024)
DL3 9ERDarlington
How safe is DL3 9ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 9ER 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 9ERNational
Burglary7.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.