Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 219.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Clifton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 56th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (DL1 5EA) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (DL1 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbury Mews, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (17 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nelson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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