Crime Rates at Stephenson Street, Darlington, DL3 6SR

Stephenson Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 26th 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 Stephenson Street (DL3 6SR) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Street (DL3 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corporation Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.