Total Crime Rate
505.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Graham Court area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 10th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Graham Court (DL1 1HW) in the last 12 months was 505.0 per 1,000 residents and was 257.3% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Graham Court (DL1 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Rocket Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bank Top & Lascelles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sundew Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowsweet Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowsweet Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Meadowsweet Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridsdale Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridsdale Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rennie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rocket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rocket Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevithick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B6280 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rocket Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rocket Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rocket Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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