Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rydal Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 73rd 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 Rydal Road (DL1 4BH) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Road (DL1 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Scargill. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skeeby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeeby Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Louisa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Public order Scargill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxwold Drive β€”

Data Sources

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