Crime Rates at Pipistrelle Close, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 2FT

Pipistrelle Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 57th 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 325.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% higher than the Norton Central average (130.7 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 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pipistrelle Close (TS20 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ware Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.