Crime Rate in College, ward

College has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Darlington district and the 3019th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 123rd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in College in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Darlington district average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, College’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the College ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Heatherwood Grove, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Glaisdale Court (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.