Crime Rates at Pond View, Darlington, DL1 1LD

Pond View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 157th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pond View (DL1 1LD) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the North Road average (206.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond View (DL1 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinsdale Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mead (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.