Total Crime Rate
340.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 22nd 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 This (DL2 1TS) in the last 12 months was 340.4 per 1,000 residents and was 416.6% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 258.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode DL2 1TS, the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hurworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aviation Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviation Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aviation Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviation Way | Under investigation |
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