Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL3 9SH
How much crime is recorded in DL3 9SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockerton & Hopetown
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,352 (2024)
DL3 9SHDarlington
How safe is DL3 9SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL3 9SH 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 9SHNational
Anti-social behaviour55.210.7
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary6.09.1
Public order4.94.6
Other crime4.11.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.