Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Woodlands Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 540th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Woodlands Road (DL14 7LY) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (DL14 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A689 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Andrew'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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