Crime Rates at Lawrence Street, Darlington, DL1 4EE

Lawrence Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 109th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Street (DL1 4EE) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Street (DL1 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rocket Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.