Haughton Le Skerne
Middle areaEast Darlington. 5,567 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 76% of people in Haughton Le Skerne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Haughton Le Skerne
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haughton Le Skerne at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.2 per 1,000 people across Darlington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 175 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Haughton Le Skerne compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Haughton Le Skerne safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haughton Le Skerne at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.2 per 1,000 people across Darlington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Haughton Le Skerne.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (175), anti-social behaviour (121) and other crime (87).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Darlington
These figures are published for the whole of Darlington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Darlington and not Haughton Le Skerne alone. See Darlington
Haughton Le Skerne in brief
The median price paid for a home in Haughton Le Skerne was £153,000 in 2025.
Haughton Le Skerne had 5,549 usual residents at the census.
About 76% of people in Haughton Le Skerne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Haughton Le Skerne, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.