Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladyfern Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Norton Central , and the 280th 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 Ladyfern Way (TS20 2XT) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladyfern Way (TS20 2XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennedy Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cook Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyll Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cook Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunoon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennedy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Millford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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