Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkdale Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairfield , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Road (TS18 5LN) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Fairfield average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkdale Road (TS18 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skeeby Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Branksome Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skeeby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skeeby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grinton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grinton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brompton Grove | — |
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