Total Crime Rate
1942.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
905.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smith Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 6th 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 Smith Street (TS18 1PP) in the last 12 months was 1942.5 per 1,000 residents and was 790.6% 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 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 51.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 905.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smith Street (TS18 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Street, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (144 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stockton-On-Tees| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Inn Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Inn Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Inn Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Inn Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Inn Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laing Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laing Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laing Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Laing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Middle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farrer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bishopton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
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