Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Haughton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Haughton & Springfield , and the 99th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haughton Road (DL1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher than the Haughton & Springfield average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haughton Road (DL1 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Latimer Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ted Fletcher Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ted Fletcher Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydock Drive —
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Data Sources

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