Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Burglary 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (DH6 3JY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Avenue (DH6 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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