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Crime in Darlington by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,997crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+14%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Hummersknottlowest rate33.3 per 1,000 a year
140.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Red Hall (-3%), Albert Hill (5%) and Bank Top (8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Bank TopDL1 · 15,204 residents 273.1▲ 8%violence
2Albert HillDL1 · 7,988 residents 263.9▲ 5%anti-social behaviour
3Skerne ParkDL1 · 3,377 residents 208.5▲ 21%violence
4HopetownDL3 · 15,890 residents 195.6▲ 25%anti-social behaviour
5DarlingtonDL1 · 61,480 residents 183▲ 14%violence
6FirthmoorDL1 · 10,117 residents 179.9▲ 20%violence
7Rise CarrDL3 · 11,543 residents 169.5▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
8PierremontDL3 · 15,767 residents 166.9▲ 13%violence
9EastbourneDL1 · 14,221 residents 158.4▲ 18%violence
10BranksomeDL3 · 5,931 residents 157.1▲ 18%anti-social behaviour
11WhinfieldDL1 · 6,843 residents 140.3▲ 30%violence
12FaverdaleDL2 · 8,372 residents 114.7▲ 26%violence
13Red HallDL1 · 5,653 residents 111.8▼ 3%violence
14Haughton-le-SkerneDL1 · 9,901 residents 109.5▲ 12%violence
15Harrowgate HillDL3 · 6,240 residents 108.3▲ 18%violence
16CockertonDL3 · 11,415 residents 89.4▲ 20%violence
17HeighingtonDL5 · 1,546 residents 85.4▲ 83%violence
18BlackwellDL3 · 3,640 residents 73.6▲ 29%violence
19Middleton St GeorgeDL2 · 5,282 residents 42.4▼ 36%anti-social behaviour
20Hurworth-on-TeesDL2 · 4,087 residents 35.2▲ 50%violence
21HummersknottDL3 · 8,892 residents 33.3▼ 22%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Darlington have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hummersknott, Hurworth-on-Tees, Middleton St George, Blackwell and Heighington.

Which areas of Darlington have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bank Top, Albert Hill, Skerne Park, Hopetown and Darlington.

Is crime going up or down in Darlington?

Across Darlington, 3,997 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 14% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.