Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swain Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 119th highest crime rate of 363 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 Swain Court (DL2 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Hurworth average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swain Court (DL2 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swain Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stansted Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stansted Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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