Total Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middleton Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 132nd 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 Middleton Lane (DL2 1AA) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Hurworth average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Lane (DL2 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Pinetree Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Greenway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thorntree Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinsdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dinsdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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