Crime Rates at Brighton Road, Darlington, DL1 4AR

Brighton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 30th 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 Brighton Road (DL1 4AR) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (DL1 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocket Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.