Crime Rates at Thirlmere Road, Darlington, DL1 4BJ

Thirlmere 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 Thirlmere Road (DL1 4BJ) 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 (≈ 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 Thirlmere Road (DL1 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headlam Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.