Durham Constabulary

Crime in Darlington (East)

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,531 crimes in last 12 months
6 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,531 Crimes (last 12 months)
↑4.4% vs Previous 12 Months
6/100 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 — 3,531 total crimes recorded in Darlington (East)

Violent Crime
1,174 33.2%
↑6%
Anti-Social Behaviour
857 24.3%
↑27%
Criminal Damage & Arson
450 12.7%
↑7%
Public Order
187 5.3%
↓12%
Vehicle Crime
176 5%
↓15%
Shoplifting
162 4.6%
↓19%
Other Theft
162 4.6%
↑13%
Burglary
131 3.7%
↓10%
Other Crime
90 2.5%
Drugs
63 1.8%
↓14%
Bicycle Theft
31 0.9%
↓33%
Possession of Weapons
27 0.8%
↓16%
Robbery
11 0.3%
↓15%
Theft from Person
10 0.3%
↓23%

Monthly Crime Trend

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

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

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

January 2026 288 crimes December 2025 262 crimes November 2025 258 crimes October 2025 286 crimes September 2025 287 crimes August 2025 312 crimes July 2025 283 crimes June 2025 300 crimes May 2025 335 crimes April 2025 350 crimes March 2025 317 crimes February 2025 253 crimes January 2025 227 crimes December 2024 253 crimes November 2024 287 crimes October 2024 283 crimes September 2024 289 crimes August 2024 286 crimes July 2024 311 crimes June 2024 294 crimes May 2024 326 crimes April 2024 295 crimes March 2024 300 crimes February 2024 230 crimes January 2024 283 crimes December 2023 307 crimes November 2023 297 crimes October 2023 374 crimes September 2023 339 crimes August 2023 371 crimes July 2023 308 crimes June 2023 328 crimes May 2023 342 crimes April 2023 368 crimes March 2023 299 crimes February 2023 296 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.