Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Southern Villages , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (TS15 9SQ) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Southern Villages average (463.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (TS15 9SQ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yarm| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worsall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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