Total Crime Rate
239.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darlington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairfield , and the 85th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
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 Darlington Road (TS18 5ER) in the last 12 months was 239.3 per 1,000 residents and was 412.2% higher than the Fairfield average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darlington Road (TS18 5ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | β |
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