Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttercup Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 75th 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 Buttercup Close (TS19 8FE) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Close (TS19 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Cowpen Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fleming Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowpen Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxgreen Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornforth Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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