Total Crime Rate
1016.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowpen Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 9th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowpen Crescent (TS19 8QB) in the last 12 months was 1016.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1025.0% higher than the Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2143.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowpen Crescent (TS19 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Court, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Shops (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wrekenton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardwick Shops | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornforth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowpen Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wrekenton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Shops | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Newham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Newham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coxgreen Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Newham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Barn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornsay Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coatham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Consett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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