Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thistle Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hardwick & Salters Lane , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thistle Road (TS19 0NP) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Hardwick & Salters Lane average (198.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thistle Road (TS19 0NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorchester Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stockton-On-Tees| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Droitwich Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Droitwich Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Droitwich Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Droitwich Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thistle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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