Crime Rates at Bedford Street, Darlington, DL1 5LA

Bedford Street area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 359 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 Bedford Street (DL1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (DL1 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.