Crime Rate in Willington and Hunwick, ward

Willington and Hunwick has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1428th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 132nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Willington and Hunwick in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Willington and Hunwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 359 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 433 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Willington and Hunwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.