Total Crime Rate

168.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Whitwell Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Eaglescliffe East , and the 144th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitwell Close (TS18 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Close (TS18 3JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Yarm Lane. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lightfoot Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leybourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leybourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lily Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mulberry Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Varo Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Varo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Yarm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarm Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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