Crime Rates at Norton Road, Stockton-on-tees, TS18 2BS

Norton Road 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 Norton Road (TS18 2BS) 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 Norton Road (TS18 2BS), 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.