Crime Rates at Sun Street, Darlington, DL3 6LQ

Sun Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 54th 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 Sun Street (DL3 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (DL3 6LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Street, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.