Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 663rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

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 Grove (SR8 4SA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Horden average (175.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Grove (SR8 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorne Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cotsford Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotsford Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotsford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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