Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 176.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ware Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 121st highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ware Street (TS20 2BF) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ware Street (TS20 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Place, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ware Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ware Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilery Way β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tilery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tilery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilery Way β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warbler Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warbler Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kingfisher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Drive β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Christopher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ware Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilery Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilery Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Black Path β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beck View Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Place β€”

Data Sources

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