Crime Rates at Thornton Street, Darlington, DL3 6AA

Thornton Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 151st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Street (DL3 6AA) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Street (DL3 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.