Durham Constabulary

Crime in Darlington (Cockerton)

Street-level crime statistics for Darlington (Cockerton) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,488 crimes in last 12 months

4 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,488 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑16% vs Previous 12 Months

4/100 Safety Score

23.6% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,488 total crimes recorded in Darlington (Cockerton)

Violent Crime

878

↑10%

Anti-Social Behaviour

548

↑28%

Criminal Damage & Arson

284

↑30%

Shoplifting

163

↑48%

Public Order

140

↓7%

Other Theft

138

Vehicle Crime

108

↓19%

Burglary

↑74%

Other Crime

↑28%

Drugs

↓43%

Possession of Weapons

↑82%

Bicycle Theft

↑86%

Robbery

↑83%

Theft from Person

↑167%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Darlington (Cockerton)

200

02/23

209

03/23

220

04/23

242

05/23

258

06/23

200

07/23

194

08/23

212

09/23

213

10/23

209

11/23

196

12/23

161

01/24

133

02/24

162

03/24

192

04/24

197

05/24

204

06/24

221

07/24

167

08/24

182

09/24

187

10/24

194

11/24

162

12/24

143

01/25

153

02/25

238

03/25

207

04/25

254

05/25

222

06/25

219

07/25

222

08/25

178

09/25

210

10/25

205

11/25

198

12/25

182

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Darlington (Cockerton) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Darlington (Cockerton)

January 2026 182 crimes December 2025 198 crimes November 2025 205 crimes October 2025 210 crimes September 2025 178 crimes August 2025 222 crimes July 2025 219 crimes June 2025 222 crimes May 2025 254 crimes April 2025 207 crimes March 2025 238 crimes February 2025 153 crimes January 2025 143 crimes December 2024 162 crimes November 2024 194 crimes October 2024 187 crimes September 2024 182 crimes August 2024 167 crimes July 2024 221 crimes June 2024 204 crimes May 2024 197 crimes April 2024 192 crimes March 2024 162 crimes February 2024 133 crimes January 2024 161 crimes December 2023 196 crimes November 2023 209 crimes October 2023 213 crimes September 2023 212 crimes August 2023 194 crimes July 2023 200 crimes June 2023 258 crimes May 2023 242 crimes April 2023 220 crimes March 2023 209 crimes February 2023 200 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.