Crime Rate in Yarm, ward

Yarm has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Stockton-on-Tees district and the 3602nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 84th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Yarm in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Stockton-on-Tees district average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Yarm’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Yarm ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.