Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowsweet Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 84th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Lane (DL1 1GX) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the North Road average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Lane (DL1 1GX), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowsweet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lily Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowsweet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowsweet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Iris Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Dixon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dixon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rennie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iris Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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