Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wylam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Leven Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reading Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leven Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eamont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Way β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Japonica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Japonica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Japonica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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