Crime Rates at Compton Close, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 2BB

Compton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 25th 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 Compton Close (TS20 2BB) in the last 12 months was 496.1 per 1,000 residents and was 259.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Close (TS20 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue Court. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.