Total Crime Rate
268.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cockton Hill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6HS) in the last 12 months was 268.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Woodhouse Close average (147.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodhouse Close| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caroline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcintyre Terrace | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albion Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockton Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockton Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cockton Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brewer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Frances Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arthur Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fleet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tivoli Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Auckland | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tivoli Place | — |
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