Total Crime Rate
523.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
259.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Black Path area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 24th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Black Path (TS18 2HE) in the last 12 months was 523.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 259.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Black Path (TS18 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ware Street (26 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Essexport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ware Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Black Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynyard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howard Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ware Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Major Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ware Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Major Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Black Path | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Major Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Essexport Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tilery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Major Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essexport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilery Road | Under investigation |
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