Crime Rate in Norton Central, ward

Norton Central has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Stockton-on-Tees district and the 795th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 83rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norton Central in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Stockton-on-Tees district average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norton Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 385 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 3.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 482 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norton Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Holly Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.