Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowsweet Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in North Road , and the 104th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Lane (DL1 1GX) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the North Road average (213.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Lane (DL1 1GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lily Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundew Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Meadowsweet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lily Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rocket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rocket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevithick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6280 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Williams Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rennie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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