Total Crime Rate
83.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heatherwood Grove area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 160th 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 Heatherwood Grove (DL3 9PL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heatherwood Grove (DL3 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heatherwood Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boyes Hill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornbury Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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