Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Railway View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 129th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway View (DL1 4DU) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway View (DL1 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geneva Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fernlea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maltby Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Geneva Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Geneva Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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