Total Crime Rate

504.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 504.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwen 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Darwen Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalcross Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmstone Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viewley Shopping Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viewley Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viewley Shopping Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambourne Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eddison Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eddison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eddison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eddison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalcross Court β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwen Court β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cramlington Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalcross Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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