Total Crime Rate
331.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 1DN) 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 1DN), 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.
View Crime In Norton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fox Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balder Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keithlands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keithlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keithlands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holly Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fox Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Picton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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