Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 226.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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

Palmerston Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 97th 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 Palmerston Street (TS18 1NU) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Ropner average (218.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Street (TS18 1NU), 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 Palmerston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fagg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Sidings Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lily Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour California Close
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nolan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecot 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 2026Robbery Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkin Street
Apr 2026Robbery Middleton Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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