Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Geneva Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Geneva Road (DL1 4HT) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geneva Road (DL1 4HT), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lowmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melsonby Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Alston Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Lowmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanethorpe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hirst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hirst Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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