Total Crime Rate
148.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cleveland Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 95th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Avenue (DL3 7HE) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cleveland Avenue (DL3 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langholm Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westcliffe Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakdene Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langholm Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft Close | — |
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