Crime Rate in Woodhouse Close, ward

Woodhouse Close has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 664th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 65th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodhouse Close in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodhouse Close’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 467 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 539 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodhouse Close ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hawthorn Road, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Boddy Street (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.