Total Crime Rate

523.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 523.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 259.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Drugs 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Howard Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 24th 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 Howard Place (TS20 2UL) in the last 12 months was 523.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% higher than the Ropner average (218.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 259.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Place (TS20 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ware Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Routledge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Routledge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Black Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Black Path
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck View Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Routledge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tilery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ware Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ware Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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