Total Crime Rate
126.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stockton-on-Tees has the 5th highest crime rate of 12 districts in North East region and the 47th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North East), it has the 5th highest crime rate of 12 districts.
The overall crime rate in Stockton-on-Tees in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the North East region average (123.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stockton-on-Tees’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8,587 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 80 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 24.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -21.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10,729 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 126.5 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockton Town Centre | 355.3 | 228.8 (181%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Mandale & Victoria | 269.6 | 143.1 (113%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Newtown | 212.6 | 86.1 (68%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Ropner | 203.6 | 77.1 (61%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Hardwick & Salters Lane | 182.9 | 56.4 (45%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Stainsby Hill | 157.1 | 30.7 (24%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Billingham East | 155.5 | 29.0 (23%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | Billingham Central | 141.6 | 15.1 (12%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 9 | Roseworth | 141.1 | 14.6 (12%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 10 | Norton Central | 137.8 | 11.3 (9%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Norton South | 125.7 | -0.8 (-1%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Grangefield | 105.5 | -21.0 (-17%) | High 8/10 |
| 13 | Billingham South | 90.4 | -36.1 (-29%) | High 8/10 |
| 14 | Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree | 90.3 | -36.2 (-29%) | High 8/10 |
| 15 | Southern Villages | 89.3 | -37.2 (-29%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Eaglescliffe East | 76.2 | -50.3 (-40%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Village | 70.3 | -56.1 (-44%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Billingham West & Wolviston | 64.9 | -61.6 (-49%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Yarm | 62.2 | -64.3 (-51%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Northern Parishes | 49.0 | -77.5 (-61%) | Low 4/10 |
| 21 | Fairfield | 46.7 | -79.8 (-63%) | Low 4/10 |
| 22 | Hartburn | 43.5 | -83.0 (-66%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | Ingleby Barwick North | 39.1 | -87.4 (-69%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Billingham North | 35.8 | -90.7 (-72%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | Ingleby Barwick South | 30.4 | -96.1 (-76%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 26 | Norton North | 29.7 | -96.8 (-76%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 27 | Eaglescliffe West | 26.7 | -99.8 (-79%) | Very low 1/10 |
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