Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gooch Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 164th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gooch Close (TS19 8GE) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooch Close (TS19 8GE), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwick Shops. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gooch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edmondbyers Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Edmondbyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whickham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whickham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whickham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whickham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raisbeck Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hardwick Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wrekenton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edmondbyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmondbyers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edmondbyers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Etherley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etherley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Shops —
Apr 2026Burglary Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hardwick Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edmondbyers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Shops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Newham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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