Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tunstall Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairfield , and the 138th 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 Tunstall Road (TS18 5LX) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 250.5% higher than the Fairfield average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tunstall Road (TS18 5LX), 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 | Drugs | Greymouth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greymouth Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skeeby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skeeby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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