Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tebay Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 144th 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 Tebay Close (DL1 4JH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Bank Top & Lascelles average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tebay Close (DL1 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Lewes Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bank Top & Lascelles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skeeby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Streatlam Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatlam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bank Top Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bakers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maltby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skeeby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowther Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tebay Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neasham Road | — |
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