Crime Rates at Norton Avenue, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 2JQ

Norton Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 199th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Avenue (TS20 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Avenue (TS20 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.