Crime Rates at Meldrum Square, Stockton-on-tees, TS19 0TN

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 (≈ 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.