Total Crime Rate

404.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 404.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Huxley Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 13th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huxley Grove (DL1 4HW) in the last 12 months was 404.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 138.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huxley Grove (DL1 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scargill, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barden Moor Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huxley Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melsonby Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melsonby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scargill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxwold Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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