Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodburn area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 742nd 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 Woodburn (DH9 9UR) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodburn (DH9 9UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Grange, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodburn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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