Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • 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
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

Willow Road East area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 98th highest crime rate of 359 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 6PY) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% higher than the College average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road East (DL3 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollyhurst Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Street (44 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vancouver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lady Kathryn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Street
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollyhurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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