Total Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadowsweet 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.
View Crime In Stockton-On-Tees| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cocken Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowpen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Consett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Consett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornforth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornforth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornsay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornsay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Consett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cowpen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cocken Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cocken Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cocken Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cocken Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coniscliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniscliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniscliffe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoveton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Crescent | Under investigation |
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