Crime Rate in Heighington & Coniscliffe, ward

Heighington & Coniscliffe has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Darlington district and the 3261st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 74th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heighington & Coniscliffe in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Darlington district average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heighington & Coniscliffe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heighington & Coniscliffe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Coatham Lane, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beaumont Hill (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.