Total Crime Rate
338.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pipistrelle Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 46th 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 Pipistrelle Close (TS20 2FT) in the last 12 months was 338.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% higher than the Norton Central average (137.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pipistrelle Close (TS20 2FT), 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.
View Crime In Norton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhen Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tilery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilery Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilery Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhall Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ware Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | David Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorhen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipistrelle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windmill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belle Vue Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingfisher Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warbler Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warbler Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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