Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 497th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (DL12 8JS) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (DL12 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Market. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pearson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baliol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baliol Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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