Total Crime Rate
161.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Cross Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ingleby Barwick North , and the 143rd 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 High Cross Road (TS17 0NU) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 314.2% higher than the Ingleby Barwick North average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Cross Road (TS17 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welwyn Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ingleby Barwick North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Melandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Melandra Road | Under investigation |
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