Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodland Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 130th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (DL3 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Road (DL3 7PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollyhurst Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollyhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eskdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlewood Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hollyhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollyhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollyhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollyhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Outram Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maude Street | Under investigation |
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