Crime Rates at Nestfield Street, Darlington, DL1 2LZ

Nestfield Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 37th 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 Nestfield Street (DL1 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 139.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nestfield Street (DL1 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.