Total Crime Rate

440.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 440.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knitsley Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hardwick & Salters Lane , and the 38th 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 Knitsley Walk (TS19 8BN) in the last 12 months was 440.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Hardwick & Salters Lane average (198.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 187.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knitsley Walk (TS19 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Redhill Road Shops. Police recorded 555 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knitsley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redhill Road Shops Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rustington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ketton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rathnew Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhill Road Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverhead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Riverhead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirknewton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kirknewton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Court Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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