Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 Court area has the 21st highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Court (DL15 8QN) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Court (DL15 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scafell Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grasmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue —
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Data Sources

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