Crime Rates at Powlett Street, Darlington, DL3 7TL

Powlett Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 104th highest crime rate of 359 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 Powlett Street (DL3 7TL) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powlett Street (DL3 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Row, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.