Total Crime Rate
331.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bancroft Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Ingleby Barwick North , and the 48th 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 Bancroft Drive (TS17 5AA) in the last 12 months was 331.3 per 1,000 residents and was 748.3% 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 Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bancroft Drive (TS17 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatchlands Park (9 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 | Public order | Hilston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bancroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lyme Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blair Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchlands Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peddars Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holme Rose Way | Under investigation |
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