Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Greenway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 178th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Greenway (DL2 1EB) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Greenway (DL2 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Pounteys Close. Police recorded 22 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 The Greenway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dinsdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale —
Apr 2026Burglary Pounteys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorntree Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway —
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Data Sources

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