Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chase End area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chase End (DL2 2JH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Hurworth average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chase End (DL2 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West End, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmfield Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hurworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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