Total Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Willow Road (DL3 9HR) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Willow Road (DL3 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heatherwood Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auckland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garthlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Moorlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Banklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Garthlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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