Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathfield 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.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheltenham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haxby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haxby Road | — |
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