Crime Rates at Walnut Close, Thornaby, Stockton-on-tees, TS17 8NQ

Walnut Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Stainsby Hill , and the 215th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Close (TS17 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Stainsby Hill average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (TS17 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorntree Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.