Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunnery Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hummersknott , and the 122nd 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 Nunnery Lane (DL3 9BD) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnery Lane (DL3 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornbury Rise, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nunnery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesmoor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Boyes Hill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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