Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Geneva Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 97th highest crime rate of 363 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 Geneva Road (DL1 4HP) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geneva Road (DL1 4HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilling Crescent, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holgate Moor Green (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Geneva Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melsonby Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Public order Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Moor Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holgate Moor Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holgate Moor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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