Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Geneva Road 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 Geneva Road (DL1 4HP) 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 Geneva Road (DL1 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Geneva Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pateley Moor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Melsonby Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocksmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pateley Moor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocksmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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