Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopetown Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopetown Lane (DL3 6PL) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopetown Lane (DL3 6PL), the main crime hotspot is near Marburn Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopetown Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stephenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopetown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marburn Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Marburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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