Total Crime Rate

223.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 223.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leith Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Stainsby Hill , and the 98th 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 Leith Walk (TS17 9HL) in the last 12 months was 223.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leith Walk (TS17 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vulcan Way, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leith Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Drive —
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Data Sources

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