Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willow Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in College , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (DL3 9HT) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 198.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (DL3 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 9 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
Apr 2026Other theft Forcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forcett Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forcett Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forcett Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cockerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Garthlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Rise —
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Data Sources

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