Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 118.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 94.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Birkdale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairfield , and the 212th 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 Birkdale Road (TS18 5NB) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the Fairfield average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Road (TS18 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Skeeby Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skeeby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Christchurch Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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