Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Snipe Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hurworth , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Snipe Lane (DL2 2SA) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snipe Lane (DL2 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammond Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swale Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Snipe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Swale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lanes —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foss Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humber Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Humber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eamont Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Skerne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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