Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Neasham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 173rd lowest 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 Neasham Road (DL1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neasham Road (DL1 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewes Road, where police recorded 38 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 Neasham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewes Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thirlmere Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Fernlea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Top Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Top Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Starmer Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maltby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Geneva Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Geneva Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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