Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westcliffe Court area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Park East , and the 123rd 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 Westcliffe Court (DL3 7UH) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Park East average (290.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 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 ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcliffe Court (DL3 7UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westcliffe Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southend Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langholm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliffe Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southend Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street North Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Powlett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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