Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Faraday Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 271st 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 Faraday Drive (TS19 8NY) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Faraday Drive (TS19 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Court. Police recorded 175 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 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Shops | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Shops | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Shops | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hardwick Shops | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hardwick Shops | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hardwick Shops | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Knowle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Shops | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ingrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morris Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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