Total Crime Rate
213.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydenham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairfield , and the 97th 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 Sydenham Road (TS18 4DF) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 357.7% higher than the Fairfield average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sydenham Road (TS18 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropner Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kensington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devonshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ropner Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellen Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Densham Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ropner Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ropner Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropner Park | β |
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