Total Crime Rate

1760.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

446.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1760.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 513.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 446.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 420.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 186.7 10/10
  • Public order 153.3 10/10
  • Other theft 86.7 10/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitchell Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Stainsby Hill , and the 8th 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 Mitchell Avenue (TS17 9ES) in the last 12 months was 1760.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1018.5% higher than the Stainsby Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 446.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Avenue (TS17 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornaby Shopping Centre, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mitchell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeldale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Thornaby Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornaby Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raisdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baysdale Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornaby Shopping Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staindale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thornaby Shopping Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thornaby Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornaby Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornaby Shopping Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staindale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staindale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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