Crime Rates at Woodside Drive, Consett, DH8 7JA

Woodside Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Drive (DH8 7JA) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Delves Lane average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Drive (DH8 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lumley Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.