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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DL3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DL3 recorded 297 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.93 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 2.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring51.58 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment297 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 2.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

297
trending_up +2.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

51.58per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,539

Within DL3 district

Darlington

60,281

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Whessoe Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 1
6
Marburn Place Map
total: 6 Bicycle theft: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Hollyhurst Road Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6
Rosebery Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
6
Forcett Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Whitby Way Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Haig Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Harcourt Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
5
Barningham Street Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 5
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
297 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
107
36.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
65
21.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
30
10.1%
Vehicle Crime
17
5.7%
Other Theft
17
5.7%
Burglary
15
5.1%
Public Order
14
4.7%
Shoplifting
12
4.0%
Drug Offences
8
2.7%
Other Crime
8
2.7%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: DL3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DL3 (36.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (21.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DL3 has risen slightly — by 2.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DL3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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