Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kempston Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Norton North , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kempston Way (TS20 1RH) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Norton North average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kempston Way (TS20 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rochdale Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kempston Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rosthwaite Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rettendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rettendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rochdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redditch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rettendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosthwaite Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosthwaite Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rettendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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