Total Crime Rate
332.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tillage Green area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 359 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 Tillage Green (DL2 2GL) in the last 12 months was 332.0 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Brinkburn & Faverdale average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tillage Green (DL2 2GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amberley Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turf Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainsley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amberley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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