Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Biddick Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 214th 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 Biddick Close (TS19 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biddick Close (TS19 0UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Tree Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merlin Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Biddick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxwood Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belsay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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