Total Crime Rate

152.3 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willow Road East area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 90th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road East (DL3 6PX) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher than the College average (75.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road East (DL3 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barningham Street, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wilson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barron Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barningham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barningham Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rosebery Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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