Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Lane South area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Haughton & Springfield , and the 119th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salters Lane South (DL1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Haughton & Springfield average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane South (DL1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Lane South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ted Fletcher Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ted Fletcher Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
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Data Sources

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