Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.6 6/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in College , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (DL3 9HW) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the College average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (DL3 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Bracken Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milkwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milkwood Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Banklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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