Total Crime Rate

2177.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

777.0 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 2177.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 777.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 501.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 442.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 407.7 10/10
  • Public order 223.0 10/10
  • Other theft 139.4 10/10
  • Drugs 97.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.1 10/10
  • Robbery 80.1 10/10
  • Burglary 59.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
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

Sydney Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 4th 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 Sydney Street (TS18 1NR) in the last 12 months was 2177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 898.5% higher than the Ropner average (218.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 777.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (TS18 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Street, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (157 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milbank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Bishopton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dovecot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Sidings Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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