Durham Constabulary

Crime in Darlington (Town Centre)

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,565 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,565 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓7.7% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

29.2% 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 — 2,565 total crimes recorded in Darlington (Town Centre)

Violent Crime

816

Anti-Social Behaviour

540

↑16%

Shoplifting

377

↓21%

Public Order

239

↑14%

Criminal Damage & Arson

184

↓25%

Other Theft

111

Drugs

↓45%

Burglary

↓35%

Vehicle Crime

↓35%

Other Crime

Theft from Person

↑9%

Bicycle Theft

↓29%

Possession of Weapons

↓38%

Robbery

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Darlington (Town Centre)

237

02/23

250

03/23

272

04/23

239

05/23

245

06/23

307

07/23

273

08/23

234

09/23

239

10/23

247

11/23

238

12/23

247

01/24

253

02/24

239

03/24

224

04/24

271

05/24

216

06/24

301

07/24

261

08/24

195

09/24

243

10/24

218

11/24

198

12/24

161

01/25

176

02/25

227

03/25

213

04/25

215

05/25

188

06/25

192

07/25

228

08/25

224

09/25

239

10/25

244

11/25

210

12/25

209

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Darlington (Town Centre) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Darlington (Town Centre)

January 2026 209 crimes December 2025 210 crimes November 2025 244 crimes October 2025 239 crimes September 2025 224 crimes August 2025 228 crimes July 2025 192 crimes June 2025 188 crimes May 2025 215 crimes April 2025 213 crimes March 2025 227 crimes February 2025 176 crimes January 2025 161 crimes December 2024 198 crimes November 2024 218 crimes October 2024 243 crimes September 2024 195 crimes August 2024 261 crimes July 2024 301 crimes June 2024 216 crimes May 2024 271 crimes April 2024 224 crimes March 2024 239 crimes February 2024 253 crimes January 2024 247 crimes December 2023 238 crimes November 2023 247 crimes October 2023 239 crimes September 2023 234 crimes August 2023 273 crimes July 2023 307 crimes June 2023 245 crimes May 2023 239 crimes April 2023 272 crimes March 2023 250 crimes February 2023 237 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.