Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, Darlington, DL1 2LE

Devonshire Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (DL1 2LE) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (DL1 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Grove. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.