Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Lane 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 Geneva Lane (DL1 4JS) 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 Geneva Lane (DL1 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skeeby Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Geneva Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeeby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maltby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Bakers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neasham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skeeby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tebay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowther Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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