Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
108,222
Murder rate
0.0
Burglary rate
373.3
Drug offences rate
414.0
Weapon offences rate
81.3
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in Darlington is 10,074 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 10,902 incidents of crime, a 371 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Darlington grew by 3.5% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 4.4% per year.
There were 4,628 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 4,276) in Darlington in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Darlington is about a 4.28% chance per year.
There were 2,470 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,282) in Darlington in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Darlington is about a 2.28% chance per year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 4% growth in crime in Darlington. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Darlington is Theft from the person which changed by 55.0% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Darlington was Residential burglary which changed by -14.1% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Darlington have risen by 82.6% between 2011 and 2021 from 522 to 953 incidents per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Darlington are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Darlington have fallen by 3.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 331 to 320 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 41.5% from 875 to 512 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Darlington between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 1,768 | 1,634 | 16% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,760 | 1,626 | 16% |
| Criminal damage | 1,376 | 1,271 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 1,157 | 1,069 | 11% |
| Violence with injury | 1,096 | 1,013 | 10% |
| All other theft offences | 722 | 667 | 7% |
| Vehicle offences | 588 | 543 | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 577 | 533 | 5% |
| Drug offences | 448 | 414 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 442 | 408 | 4% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime