Total Crime Rate
302.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darlington Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hardwick & Salters Lane , and the 57th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darlington Lane (TS19 0LW) in the last 12 months was 302.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Hardwick & Salters Lane average (182.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darlington Lane (TS19 0LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennedy Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorchester Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hardwick & Salters Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenscar Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thistle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorchester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roxby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roxby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roxby Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roxby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunoon Close | — |
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