Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belsay Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belsay Close (TS19 0UF) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% higher than the Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belsay Close (TS19 0UF), 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 Belsay Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdon Close | β |
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