Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaftesbury Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Eaglescliffe East , and the 299th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Street (TS18 3EL) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Eaglescliffe East average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Street (TS18 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Road. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockton-On-Tees| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leybourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leybourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Outram Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lightfoot Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yarm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Varo Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarm Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Yarm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewbank Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Middleton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Varo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parliament Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eleanor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Edwards Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eleanor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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