Total Crime Rate

331.6 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 331.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 47th 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 High Street (TS20 1AE) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher than the Norton Central average (137.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 168.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TS20 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Picton Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Picton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Square —
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fox Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ragworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —

Data Sources

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