Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penwick Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Southern Villages , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwick Close (TS15 9TX) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Southern Villages average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwick Close (TS15 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheepfoote Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dentdale Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scugdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penwick Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheepfoote Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheepfoote Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scugdale Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Slayde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dentdale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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