Total Crime Rate

364.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 364.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meldrum Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 42nd 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 Meldrum Square (TS19 0TN) in the last 12 months was 364.4 per 1,000 residents and was 303.5% higher than the Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (β‰ˆ 203.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meldrum Square (TS19 0TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Tree Avenue, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merlin Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meldrum Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bishopton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mosston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bishopton Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Tree Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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