Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 191.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rydal Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 69th highest crime rate of 359 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 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Road (DL1 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scargill, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scargill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mickleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grinton Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lewes Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Starmer Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scargill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mickleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dickinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scargill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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