Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denton 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 Denton Close (TS19 8NF) 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 Denton Close (TS19 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caudwell Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrekenton Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stockton-On-Tees| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cocken Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cleatlam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleatlam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dryburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chopwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chopwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claxton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claxton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caudwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caudwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scurfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carburt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dunkeld Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carburt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carburt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whickham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whickham Road | 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 | Burglary | Whickham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tithe Barn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whickham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carburt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wrekenton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raisbeck Grove | Under investigation |
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