Darlington (Town Centre) — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Durham Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Durham Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

289 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (277): ▲ 12 (4%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Anti-social behaviour68 · 24%
Violence and sexual offences64 · 22%
Shoplifting57 · 20%
Public order25 · 9%
Criminal damage and arson17 · 6%
Other theft12 · 4%
Burglary9 · 3%
Bicycle theft7 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

235 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect87 · 37%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified87 · 37%
Awaiting court outcome48 · 20%
Offender given a caution5 · 2%
Local resolution3 · 1%
Further action is not in the public interest3 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Youth ASB within the Town Centre

Increase visibility within the town deterring ASB and providing reassurance to the public. Encourage youths to recently opened youth club within the area Provide diversionary activities

Set: 2026-01-03

Reduce levels of shoplifting within the Town Centre Problem solving initiatives to reduce levels of ASB within the town centre Night Time Economy - High visibility patrols

Increase patrols. Further communication with the Shop watch initiative. Pre-planned organisations - Op Cargo Working with and offering support to the offenders.

Set: 2026-04-13