Crime Rates at Darlington Lane, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 1ER

Darlington Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

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 Darlington Lane (TS20 1ER) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Norton Central average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlington Lane (TS20 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parsons Walk, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.