Total Crime Rate

1016.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1016.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 677.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cowpen 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cowpen Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrekenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hardwick Shops Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowpen Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Wrekenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Shops —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Newham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Newham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxgreen Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Newham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornsay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Consett Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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