Crime Rates at Haughton Road, Darlington, DL1 2LD

Haughton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 58th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haughton Road (DL1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haughton Road (DL1 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.