Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 9EW
How much crime is recorded in DL3 9EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockerton & Hopetown
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,123 (2024)
DL3 9EWDarlington
How safe is DL3 9EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 9EW area, well below 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9EWNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.41.5
Burglary1.39.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.