Total Crime Rate
108.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norton Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 237th 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 Norton Avenue (TS20 2JR) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norton Avenue (TS20 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Leven Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 13 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leven Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyll Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cook Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wylam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wylam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Leven Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reading Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eamont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Japonica Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Japonica Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Japonica Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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