Total Crime Rate

56.2 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 56.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Willow Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (DL3 6QA) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (DL3 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hollyhurst Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hollyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milkwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milkwood Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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