Total Crime Rate
139.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stockton-on-Tees has the 4th highest crime rate of 12 districts in North East region and the 24th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North East), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 12 districts.
The overall crime rate in Stockton-on-Tees in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the North East region average (116.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stockton-on-Tees’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9,618 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 86 cases , up 4.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 36.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -8.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11,949 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 139.1 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Villages | 463.5 | 324.4 (233%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Stockton Town Centre | 360.3 | 221.2 (159%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Mandale & Victoria | 328.8 | 189.7 (136%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Ropner | 218.1 | 79.0 (57%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Newtown | 208.1 | 69.0 (50%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Hardwick & Salters Lane | 198.5 | 59.3 (43%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Roseworth | 167.0 | 27.9 (20%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | Billingham East | 165.2 | 26.0 (19%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 9 | Stainsby Hill | 157.4 | 18.2 (13%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 10 | Billingham Central | 139.5 | 0.4 (0%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 11 | Norton South | 135.7 | -3.5 (-2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Norton Central | 130.7 | -8.5 (-6%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Grangefield | 106.5 | -32.6 (-23%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Billingham South | 90.3 | -48.8 (-35%) | High 8/10 |
| 15 | Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree | 88.9 | -50.2 (-36%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Eaglescliffe East | 76.0 | -63.1 (-45%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Village | 73.4 | -65.7 (-47%) | High 7/10 |
| 18 | Billingham West & Wolviston | 70.1 | -69.1 (-50%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Northern Parishes | 59.6 | -79.6 (-57%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Yarm | 57.3 | -81.9 (-59%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Fairfield | 49.9 | -89.3 (-64%) | Low 4/10 |
| 22 | Hartburn | 49.8 | -89.3 (-64%) | Low 4/10 |
| 23 | Ingleby Barwick North | 45.2 | -93.9 (-67%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Billingham North | 42.6 | -96.5 (-69%) | Low 3/10 |
| 25 | Ingleby Barwick South | 32.5 | -106.6 (-77%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 26 | Norton North | 29.9 | -109.2 (-79%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Eaglescliffe West | 29.4 | -109.8 (-79%) | Very low 2/10 |
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