Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 88.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heathfield Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 153rd 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 Heathfield Park (DL2 1LN) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Hurworth average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Park (DL2 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haxby Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haxby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haxby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haxby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haxby Road

Data Sources

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