Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadowsweet Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 302nd highest 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 Meadowsweet Lane (TS19 8EL) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Lane (TS19 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Consett Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cocken Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowpen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Consett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Consett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Consett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowpen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cocken Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cocken Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cocken Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocken Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coniscliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniscliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniscliffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoveton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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