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April 2026 Source: Durham Constabulary Police

Crime in Darlington: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Darlington recorded 1,190 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.83 per 1,000 residents. This places Darlington at #273 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 27.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.0% compared to the same period last year.

warning Crime is significantly above the UK average for this area.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring112.35 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,190 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • leaderboardRanked #273 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
  • trending_downCrime down 4.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,190
trending_up +5.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

112.35per 1k
High Risk

National Safety

#273of 331

Top 12% Riskiest UK

National Population

107,796

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near East Row Map
Shoplifting: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6
21
On or near Commercial Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 6
11
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 22
22
On or near Supermarket Map
Anti-social behaviour: 15
15
On or near Parking Area Map
Shoplifting: 13 Robbery: 1
13
On or near Shopping Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 10 Other theft: 2 Robbery: 1
10
On or near Teeswater Map
Violence and sexual offences: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 10 Possession of weapons: 1
10
On or near Park Street Map
Shoplifting: 10
10
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 8
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,190 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
330
27.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
307
25.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
134
11.3%
Shoplifting
120
10.1%
Public Order
72
6.1%
Burglary
59
5.0%
Other Theft
48
4.0%
Vehicle Crime
45
3.8%
Other Crime
28
2.4%
Drug Offences
19
1.6%
Weapons Possession
10
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
9
0.8%
Robbery
8
0.7%
Theft from Person
1
0.1%

Crime Analysis: Darlington

Darlington recorded 1,190 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 112.35 per 1,000 residents — one of the higher-crime areas in England and Wales, placing it in the top quarter nationally (#273 of 331 local authorities).

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Darlington at 27.7%. Anti-social Behaviour (25.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (11.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Darlington has fallen slightly — by 4.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Durham Constabulary through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

252

Total Stops

17.1%

Arrest Rate

71

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

148

Offensive weapons

44

Article for use in theft

31

Articles for use in criminal damage

15

Stolen goods

14

Outcome

A no further action disposal154
Arrest43
Community resolution25
Not recorded24
Summons / charged by post5
Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male196
Female35
Other14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

96.3%

White

2.0%

Black

0.8%

Other

0.8%

Asian

Stop & search data published by Durham Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Park East 245 245.7
2North Road 97 157.0
3Bank Top & Lascelles 89 133.0
4Red Hall & Lingfield 63 109.8
5Cockerton 74 106.2

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldHummersknott 11 2.6
shieldMowden 22 4.3
shieldHeighington & Coniscliffe 18 3.2
shieldCollege 9 2.1
shieldPark West 57 7.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +10.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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