Crime Rates at Linwood Grove, Darlington, DL3 8DP

Linwood Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hummersknott , and the 136th 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 Linwood Grove (DL3 8DP) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Hummersknott average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linwood Grove (DL3 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayton Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.