Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackwell Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 125th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwell Lane (DL3 8QD) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Lane (DL3 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Greenmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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