Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 140th 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 Clifton Road (DL1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Road (DL1 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbury Mews, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nelson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roslyn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roslyn Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Embankment | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Embankment | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Embankment | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Greenwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Greenwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbury Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsbury Mews | Under investigation |
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