Crime Rate in Sadberge & Middleton St George, ward

Sadberge & Middleton St George has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Darlington district and the 1301st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 123rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sadberge & Middleton St George in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower than the Darlington district average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sadberge & Middleton St George’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 237 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 284 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sadberge & Middleton St George ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 273 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.