Total Crime Rate

247.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 247.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Louisa Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 39th 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 Louisa Street (DL1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 247.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louisa Street (DL1 4EJ), 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 Louisa Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewes Road
Apr 2026Other theft Brunton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Street 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 2026Criminal damage and arson King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dickinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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