Crime Rates at Blackton Grove, Darlington, DL1 4EA

Blackton Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 141st highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackton Grove (DL1 4EA) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackton Grove (DL1 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scargill, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.