Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 115th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Avenue (TS20 2JH) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Avenue (TS20 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fox Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Keithlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Keithlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorlcote Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A139 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chesterton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keithlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A139 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leven Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Balder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —

Data Sources

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