Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wood Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 561st 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 Wood Lane (DL17 8QB) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (DL17 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hallgarth Terrace. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallgarth Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Hallgarth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lanark Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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