Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodcrest Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hummersknott , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcrest Road (DL3 8EF) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Hummersknott average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcrest Road (DL3 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackwell Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenmount Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blackwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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