Total Crime Rate

245.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 245.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other 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

Woodland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 47th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (DL3 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 226.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (DL3 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raby Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowe Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road South Back —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Powlett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grace Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raby Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Raby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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