Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovedale Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 310th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Close (TS20 2TL) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Norton Central average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Close (TS20 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Billingham Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmel Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmel Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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