Total Crime Rate

125.3 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sockburn Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 117th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sockburn Lane (DL2 1PH) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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