Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 685th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wood Lane (DL17 8JD) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (DL17 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brancepeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Road —
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Data Sources

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