Crime Rates at Driftwell Drive, Stockton-on-tees, TS19 7LA

Driftwell Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 78th 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 Driftwell Drive (TS19 7LA) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Driftwell Drive (TS19 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linton Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.