Total Crime Rate
211.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thomas Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bank Top & Lascelles , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Court (DL1 4YT) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thomas Court (DL1 4YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocket Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bank Top & Lascelles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridsdale Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridsdale Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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