Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (DL1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Park East average (289.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwell Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Embankment Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grainger Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Geneva Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Embankment Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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