Total Crime Rate
132.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bell Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 190th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Close (TS18 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Ropner average (203.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Close (TS18 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ropner| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchanan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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