Total Crime Rate
504.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darwen Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hemlington , and the 28th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
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 Darwen Court (TS8 9JF) in the last 12 months was 504.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Hemlington average (211.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (β 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darwen Court (TS8 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalcross Court, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viewley Shopping Centre (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalcross Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Viewley Shopping Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Viewley Shopping Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Viewley Shopping Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambourne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eddison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eddison Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eddison Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eddison Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalcross Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwen Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cresswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cramlington Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalcross Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallas Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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