Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.2 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 201.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 130.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Routledge Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ropner , and the 115th 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 Routledge Road (TS20 2XA) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Routledge Road (TS20 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Cowper Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Routledge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place
Apr 2026Robbery Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Black Path
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Routledge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Routledge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Routledge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipistrelle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moorhen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorhen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Black Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essexport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essexport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essexport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilery Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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