Crime Rate in Hardwick & Salters Lane, ward

Hardwick & Salters Lane has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Stockton-on-Tees district and the 374th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 37th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hardwick & Salters Lane in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Stockton-on-Tees district average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hardwick & Salters Lane’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 666 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 802 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hardwick & Salters Lane ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.