Crime Rate in Norton South, ward

Norton South has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Stockton-on-Tees district and the 1019th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 101st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norton South in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Stockton-on-Tees district average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 385 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 439 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norton South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.