Total Crime Rate
1855.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1845.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forest Lane area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Southern Villages , and the 7th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Lane (TS15 9NA) in the last 12 months was 1855.2 per 1,000 residents and was 300.2% higher than the Southern Villages average (463.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,092 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 780.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1,096 (≈ 1845.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 763.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Lane (TS15 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Grove, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Faceby Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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