Total Crime Rate
140.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chilton Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree , and the 174th 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 Chilton Close (TS19 8SS) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chilton Close (TS19 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caudwell Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dinsdale Road (14 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 | Public order | Scurfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleatlam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunkeld Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caudwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caudwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caudwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claxton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claxton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Scurfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dryburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleatlam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cleatlam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dinsdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dryburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinsdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinsdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleatlam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barras Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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